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. 2023 Oct 23;116(3):445–454. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djad175

Table 5.

Risk factors related to radiation therapy and androgen-deprivation therapy for mental illness among prostate cancer survivors, 2013-2017

Patients, No. (%) Mental illnessa
Depressiona
Mood disordera
Anxietya
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Radiation typeb
 External beam RT 764 (52.5) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent)
 Brachytherapy 462 (31.8) 0.77 (0.63 to 0.94) 1.68 (0.46 to 6.15) 0.67 (0.47 to 0.95) 0.84 (0.57 to 1.24)
 External beam RT + brachytherapy 229 (15.7) 0.84 (0.67 to 1.05) NA 0.76 (0.52 to 1.13) 0.71 (0.44 to 1.14)
Radiation dose, Gy (categorical)c
 6.5-27.5 (incomplete RT regimen) 365 (25.1) 1.34 (1.09 to 1.64) 3.14 (0.84 to 11.74) 1.38 (0.99 to 1.92) 1.226 (0.85 to 1.78)
 27.6-80.9 608 (41.8) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent)
 81.0-124.9 241 (16.6) 2.17 (1.58 to 3.00) 9.46 (1.76 to 50.84) 3.19 (1.86 to 5.46) 2.74 (1.53 to 4.90)
 ≥125.0 241 (16.6) 2.85 (1.46 to 5.58) 36.31 (2.76 to 478.46) 5.31 (2.26 to 12.52) 1.58 (0.39 to 6.37)
P for trendd .0004 .1025 <.0001 .1837
Radiation dose,c 10 Gy (continuous) 1.00 (1.00 to 1.01) 1.09 (0.97 to 1.23) 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01)
ADT typeb
 Orchiectomy 11 (1.0) 0.91 (0.40 to 2.05) NA 1.29 (0.41 to 4.10) 0.98 (0.24 to 4.04)
 Medical castration 1077 (97.8) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent)
 Surgical and medical castration 13 (1.2) 0.77 (0.36 to 1.64) 2.04 (0.26 to 15.91) 0.91 (0.29 to 2.89) 0.88 (0.22 to 3.60)
Medical castration
 LHRH agonist/antagonist alone 344 (31.6) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent)
 LHRH agonist/antagonist + antiandrogen 370 (33.9) 1.21 (0.98 to 1.49) 1.73 (0.62 to 4.79) 1.35 (0.95 to 1.91) 1.05 (0.70 to 1.58)
 Antiandrogen alone 278 (25.5) 1.30 (1.03 to 1.63) 1.39 (0.38 to 5.06) 1.22 (0.82 to 1.81) 1.18 (0.77 to 1.82)
 Abiraterone or enzalutamidee 98 (9.0) 1.25 (1.06 to 1.48) 1.70 (0.45 to 6.40) 1.77 (1.10 to 2.86) 2.52 (1.53 to 4.14)
ADT administrationf (metastatic prostate cancer only)
 Intermittent 41 (22.0) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent)
 Continuous 145 (78.0) 1.94 (1.11 to 3.38) 1.83 (0.34 to 9.93) 0.96 (0.45 to 2.05) 1.14 (0.49 to 2.62)
ADT duration,f mo (categorical)
 1-3 208 (19.1) 1.00 (0.78 to 1.29) 1.34 (0.39 to 4.61) 1.43 (0.96 to 2.14) 1.32 (0.85 to 2.06)
 4-6 400 (36.7) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent) (Referent)
 7-17 242 (22.2) 1.13 (0.89 to 1.42) 1.11 (0.30 to 4.04) 1.22 (0.81 to 1.84) 1.25 (0.80 to 1.95)
 18-28 118 (10.8) 0.99 (0.74 to 1.34) 3.55 (1.16 to 10.89) 1.49 (0.94 to 2.36) 1.41 (0.84 to 2.39)
 ≥29 122 (11.2) 1.15 (0.87 to 1.51) 0.45 (0.11 to 1.93) 1.34 (0.86 to 2.09) 1.33 (0.79 to 2.23)
P for trend .3844 .6238 .5509 .5209
ADT duration,f 6 mo (continuous) 1.04 (1.00 to 1.08) 1.00 (0.87 to 1.15) 1.05 (1.00 to 1.11) 1.04 (0.97 to 1.11)
P .0348 .9557 .0610 .2455
a

Bold values indicate statistical significance (P < .05). ADT = androgen-deprivation therapy; CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio; LHRH = luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone; NA = not applicable; RT = radiation therapy.

b

Adjusted for race and ethnicity, baseline body mass index, baseline Charlson Comorbidity Index, risk group, age at diagnosis, and diagnosis year.

c

Adjusted for race and ethnicity, RT type, baseline body mass index, baseline Charlson Comorbidity Index, risk group, age at diagnosis, and diagnosis year.

d

P for trend was tested for trend and did not include the incomplete RT regimen category (6.5-27.5 Gy).

e

Including LHRH agonist/antagonist + abiraterone, orchiectomy + abiraterone, LHRH agonist/antagonist + enzalutamide, orchiectomy + enzalutamide, abiraterone alone, enzalutamide alone, and other complicated ADT combination.

f

Adjusted for race and ethnicity, ADT type, baseline body mass index, baseline Charlson Comorbidity Index, risk group, age at diagnosis, and diagnosis year.