ID Number		2505
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		This study analyzed temporal and demographic patterns of non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) incidence in Pennsylvania and compared Pennsylvania time trends with national trends.
Details		AUTHORS' ABSTRACT: Han, Dinse and Davis 2010 (IEEE #6088): Objective Our study analyzed temporal and demographic patterns of non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) incidence in Pennsylvania and compared Pennsylvania time trends with national trends. Methods Joinpoint and age-period-cohort analyses summarized sex- and race-specific NHL incidence time trends between 1985 and 2004. Ecologic analysis identified demographic factors associated with age-adjusted county-specific NHL incidence. Results NHL incidence in Pennsylvania increased annually 1.6% and 2.5% in white and black men and 1.6% and 3.2% in white and black women. National trends were similar, except for smaller increases in white men. Diffuse lymphoma appeared to be the major contributor to the increases. NHL incidence was higher in Pennsylvania counties with greater percentages of urban residents. Conclusions NHL incidence patterns in Pennsylvania were parallel to those seen nationally, with the highest rates occurring in white men and in persons residing in urban areas.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Funding Agency		NIEHS, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Han, YY et al. Int J Occup Environ Health., (2010) 16:75-84
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