An ecological study of the link between the risk of most frequent types of cancer in Poland and socioeconomic variables

Katarzyna Orlewska, Andrzej Sliwczynski and Ewa Orlewska ()
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Katarzyna Orlewska: Medical University of Warsaw
Andrzej Sliwczynski: Medical University in Lodz
Ewa Orlewska: The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce

International Journal of Public Health, 2018, vol. 63, issue 7, No 2, 777-786

Abstract: Abstract Objectives To assess the link between the risks of most frequent cancer sites in Poland and selected socioeconomic variables that potentially affect health outcomes throughout the life course. Methods This is a cross-sectional ecological study. Incidence of lung, breast, and colon cancer by voivodeships in 2014 was calculated based on Polish National Cancer Registry. Socioeconomic variables in individual voivodeships were assessed based on Polish Social Cohesion Survey for 2015. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to test the association of incidence rates and socioeconomic variables. The significance level was set at p

Keywords: Cancer risk; Poverty; Social isolation; Social capital; Religiousness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1082-x

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