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Racial Disparities in Screening Mammography in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Meta-Analysis

. 2017 Feb;14(2):157-165.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.07.034. Epub 2016 Dec 16. Racial Disparities in Screening Mammography in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Affiliations

¹ Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: Ahmed.Ahmed1@mayo.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

PMID: 27993485
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.07.034

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Meta-Analysis

Racial Disparities in Screening Mammography in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Ahmed T Ahmed et al. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb;14(2):157-165.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.07.034. Epub 2016 Dec 16. Affiliations

¹ Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: Ahmed.Ahmed1@mayo.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

PMID: 27993485
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.07.034

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Abstract

Purpose: Many studies have suggested that disparities exist in the use of medical screening tests. The purpose of this study was to assess racial disparities in screening mammography in the United States via a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus for comparative studies published between 1946 and 2015 comparing utilization of mammography among various racial groups. Two independent reviewers extracted data and appraised study. Meta-analysis was conducted when appropriate using the random-effects model.

Results: A total of 5,818,380 patients were included across 39 relevant studies; 43.1% of patients were white, 33.3% were black, 17.4% were Hispanic, and 6.2% were Asian/Pacific Islander. Black and Hispanic populations had lower odds of utilizing screening mammography when compared with the white population (odds ratio [OR] = 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.72-0.91; I² = 89.4% and OR = 0.83; 95% CI, 0.74-0.93, respectively). For African Americans, these disparities were present in both the 40 to 65 age group and the >65 age group; for Hispanics, these differences were present only in the 40 to 65 age group. There was no difference in mammography utilization between Asians/Pacific Islanders and whites (OR = 1.82; 95% CI, 0.09-38.41).

Conclusions: Racial disparities in utilization of screening mammography are evident in black and Hispanic populations in the United States. Further studies are needed to understand reasons for disparities, trends over time, and the effectiveness of interventions targeting these disparities.

Keywords: Mammography; disparities; meta-analysis; racial; systematic review.

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