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. 2023 Dec 8;21:489. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-03202-0

Table 3.

Associations of lifestyle components with incident PC according to PRS stratified analysisa

Characteristics PRS P value for interaction
Low Intermediate High
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
BMI (kg/m2) 0.827
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.74 (0.54–1.01) 0.058 0.78 (0.61–1.01) 0.053 0.88 (0.72–1.07) 0.192
 Favorable 0.61 (0.42–0.87) 0.007 0.73 (0.55–0.96) 0.025 0.70 (0.56–0.89) 0.003
Waist circumference (cm) 0.965
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.88 (0.63–1.23) 0.454 0.81 (0.62–1.04) 0.102 0.78 (0.63–0.96) 0.018
 Favorable 0.78 (0.57–1.07) 0.126 0.74 (0.58–0.95) 0.018 0.66 (0.54–0.81)  < 0.001
Physical activity 10 + min (days/week) 0.461
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.95 (0.62–1.46) 0.805 0.96 (0.69–1.33) 0.788 0.88 (0.66–1.16) 0.351
 Favorable 0.78 (0.50–1.21) 0.268 0.80 (0.57–1.12) 0.198 0.94 (0.71–1.23) 0.643
Sedentary time (hours/day) 0.153
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.65 (0.48–0.88) 0.006 0.89 (0.71–1.12) 0.329 0.85 (0.71–1.02) 0.075
 Favorable 0.67 (0.43–1.05) 0.078 1.03 (0.76–1.41) 0.838 0.61 (0.46–0.82) 0.001
Total fruit and vegetable intake 0.369
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 1.04 (0.76–1.43) 0.809 0.75 (0.59–0.95) 0.019 0.97 (0.79–1.18) 0.750
 Favorable 0.97 (0.68–1.39) 0.867 0.79 (0.61–1.04) 0.088 0.90 (0.72–1.13) 0.354
Whole grains intake 0.924
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.75 (0.53–1.05) 0.095 0.90 (0.69–1.18) 0.433 0.89 (0.72–1.11) 0.317
 Favorable 0.75 (0.52–1.09) 0.133 0.83 (0.62–1.12) 0.222 0.85 (0.67–1.08) 0.186
Red meat and processed meat intake 0.718
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.88 (0.64–1.20) 0.409 1.04 (0.82–1.31) 0.752 1.10 (0.90–1.33) 0.349
 Favorable 0.84 (0.59–1.19) 0.323 0.80 (0.60–1.06) 0.120 0.93 (0.74–1.16) 0.512
Alcohol intake frequency 0.457
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.98 (0.71–1.37) 0.924 0.95 (0.74–1.22) 0.677 0.76 (0.62–0.93) 0.008
 Favorable 0.97 (0.66–1.42) 0.864 0.92 (0.69–1.24) 0.600 0.88 (0.69–1.11) 0.263
Smoking 0.568
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.49 (0.33–0.73)  < 0.001 0.66 (0.47–0.92) 0.013 0.53 (0.41–0.68)  < 0.001
 Favorable 0.45 (0.30–0.66)  < 0.001 0.62 (0.44–0.85) 0.004 0.42 (0.33–0.54)  < 0.001
Unweighted healthy lifestyle score 0.645
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.93 (0.68–1.26) 0.626 0.72 (0.56–0.92) 0.008 0.82 (0.68–1.01) 0.058
 Favorable 0.57 (0.40–0.81) 0.002 0.59 (0.46–0.77)  < 0.001 0.62 (0.50–0.76)  < 0.001
Weighted healthy lifestyle score 0.679
 Unfavorable 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
 Intermediate 0.70 (0.52–0.95) 0.022 0.63 (0.50–0.81)  < 0.001 0.68 (0.56–0.82)  < 0.001
 Favorable 0.49 (0.35–0.70)  < 0.001 0.55 (0.43–0.72)  < 0.001 0.44 (0.35–0.55)  < 0.001

Abbreviations: PC Pancreatic cancer, PRS Polygenic risk score, BMI Body mass index, HR Hazard ratio, NA not applicable

aModel was adjusted for age (continuous), sex, education level, socioeconomic status, and the first 5 principal components of ancestry