Childhood Socioeconomic Position and Pubertal Onset in a Cohort of Multiethnic Girls: Implications for Breast Cancer

• Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention Vol. 26; no. 12; pp. 1714 - 1721
• Main Authors: Hiatt, Robert A, Stewart, Susan L, Hoeft, Kristin S, Kushi, Lawrence H, Windham, Gayle C, Biro, Frank M, Pinney, Susan M, Wolff, Mary S, Teitelbaum, Susan L, Braithwaite, Dejana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for Cancer Research, Inc 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; Body mass; Body Mass Index; Breast - growth & development; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - physiopathology; Childhood; Children; Female; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Humans; Minority & ethnic groups; Prospective Studies; Puberty; Puberty - physiology; Risk Factors; Sexual Maturation - physiology; Social Class; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomics; Young Adult

Higher socioeconomic position (SEP) has been associated with increased risk of breast cancer. Its relationship with earlier age of pubertal onset, a risk factor for breast cancer, is less clear. We studied the relationship of SEP to pubertal onset in a multiethnic cohort of 1,237 girls ages 6 to 8 y...