Table 1.
Design of Included Studies
| Author, Year | N | Study setting | % Womena | Race/ethnicitya | Data Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | |||||
| Banerjea, 2008 (27) | 4,256 | MEPS 2003 | 100% | NR | Self-report via in-person interview |
| Chang, 2010 (28) | 37,864 | VA and MCBS | NR | NR | Self-report via in-person interview (MCBS); medical record review (VA) |
| Chao, 2004 (30) | 129,246 | Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort | 55% | White: 98%b Black: 1% |
Self-report via mailed survey |
| Heo, 2004 (32) | 84,284 | BRFSS 2001 | 62% | White: 82% | Self-report via telephone interview |
| Ioannou, 2003 (17) | 58,915 | BRFSS 1999 | 61% | White: 85% Black: 6% Hispanic: 5.9% Asian: 1% |
Self-report via telephone interview |
| Leone, 2010 (34) | 7,469 | NHIS 2005 | 100% | White: 86% Black: 14% |
Self-report via in-person interview |
| Liang, 2006 (13) | 11,779 | NHIS 2003c | NR | NR | Self-report via in-person interview |
| McQueen, 2006 (37) | 2,686 | HINTS | 63% | White: 74% | Self-report via telephone interview |
| Wee, 2005 (15) | 11,427 | NHIS 2000 | NR | NR | Self-report via in-person interview |
| Yancy, 2010 (44) | 1,699,219d | VA 2000–2005 | NR | NR | Medical record review |
| Regional | |||||
| Ferrante, 2006 (31) | 1,297 | Mid-Atlantic primary care practices | 49% | White: 80%e Black: 9% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3% Other: 8% Hispanic: 4% |
Medical record review |
| Matthews, 2007 (36) | 104 | Midwestern medical clinics | 68% | White: 62% Black: 47.8% |
Self-report via in-person interview and verification by medical record review |
| Muus, 2009 (38) | 2,447 | National Resource Center on Native American Aging | 0% | Native American: 100% | Self-report via in-person interview |
| Slattery, 2004 (40) | 2,479 | Controls from HMO (Northern California) and community-based (Utah) case-control study | 45% | White: 82–87% | In-person self-report of weight, measured height |
| Tessaro, 2006 (41) | 802 | 16 Appalachian churches | 65% | White: 98% | Self-administered survey completed in church |
| State | |||||
| James, 2008 (33) | 378 | Churches in rural North Carolina | 72% | Black: 100% | Self-report via telephone interview |
| Lian, 2008 (35) | 2,987 | BRFSS 2006 (Missouri) | 62% | White: 87% Black: 7% Hispanic: 5% |
Self-report via telephone interview |
| Menis, 2006 (18) | 3,017 | Maryland Cancer Survey 2002 | 62% | White: 79% Black: 17% Other: 4% |
Self-report via telephone interview |
| Satia, 2007 (39) | 405 | North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles rosters | 56% | Black: 100% | Self-report via mailed survey, telephone, or Internet |
| Yang, 2009 (45) | 2,478 | BRFSS 2004–06 (Nevada) | NR | White: 85%b Hispanic: 15% |
Self-report via telephone interview |
| Local | |||||
| Chao, 1987 (29) | 11,888 | Retirement community-based cohort study in Southern California | 64% | Predominantly White | Self-report via mailed survey |
| Vlahov, 2005 (42) | 5,362 | New York Cancer Project (New York City) | 67% | White: 55.9% Black: 14.7% Asian: 10.3% Hispanic: 15.2% |
Self-report via in-person interview |
| Winkleby, 2003 (43) | 98 | Monterrey County (California) in residential community and agricultural camp | 55%b | Latino: 100% | Self-report via telephone interview (men and women) and in-person interview (men in agricultural camp) |
Abbreviations: NR, not reported; VA, Veterans’ Administration; MCBS, Medicare Beneficiary Survey; BRFSS, Behavior Risk Factor and Surveillance Survey; NHIS, National Health Interview Survey; HINTS, Health Information Trends Survey
a
Proportion based on obesity-colon cancer screening analysis.
b
Proportions calculated using results kindly provided by authors.
c
Results presented for NHIS 2003 since other studies provided results from NHIS 2000
d
Number of participants in entire study population and not limited to obesity-colon cancer screening analysis
e
Racial composition of included practices, not specifically for the study population