Table 1.
Characteristics of the cohort and number of cancer events. Data are shown as mean (SD), percent or number (%) of cancer outcomes
| Characteristic | (n = 1574) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 51.1 (14.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/living with partner | 85.3 |
| Other | 14.7 |
| Occupation | |
| Managers/administrators | 25.2 |
| Professionals | 15.1 |
| Tradespersons | 13.0 |
| Clerks/sales persons | 7.8 |
| Plant operators/labourers | 10.7 |
| Indept. means/pensioners | 24.6 |
| Unknown | 3.7 |
| Smoking status | |
| Never | 41.9 |
| Former | 42.0 |
| Current | 16.1 |
| Alcohol consumption | |
| None | 4.0 |
| Ex | 6.2 |
| Light | 48.5 |
| Moderate/heavy | 39.1 |
| Unknown | 2.3 |
| Leisure time physical activity | |
| < 150 min/week | 51.8 |
| ≥ 150 min/week | 48.2 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.7 (3.4) |
| Diabetes | 5.4 |
| Testosterone (nmol/L) | 13.5 (4.8) |
| Dihydrotestosterone (nmol/L) | 1.72 (0.72) |
| Estradiol (pmol/L)* | 59.1 (29.6) |
| Luteinising hormone (IU/L) | 3.89 (2.90) |
| Sex hormone binding globulin (nmol/L) | 29.0 (12.4) |
| Cancer outcomes | |
| Any cancer | 289 (18.4) |
| Prostate cancer | 116 (7.4) |
| Colorectal cancer | 48 (3.0) |
| Lung cancer | 22 (1.4) |
*n = 1491