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Effect of Obesity on Prostate Cancer Development and Risk of Advanced Disease in a Hypothetical Cohort
| Nonobese | Obese | Ratio of Nonobese to Obese | |
| Original cohort | 100 | 100 | 1:1 |
| No. patients diagnosed with prostate cancer | 16 | 8 | 2:1 |
| No. patients diagnosed with organ-confined prostate cancer | 13 | 5 | 2.6:1 |
| No. patients diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer | 3 | 3 | 1:1 |
| Percent of prostate cancer patients with advanced disease | 3/16 or 19% | 3/8 or 38% | 1:2 |
