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. 2003 Sep 30;89(7):1237–1242. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601206

Table 3. Relative risk (RR) of prostate cancer from the Cox regression analysis with 95% confidence intervals (CI) by age at measurement and body mass index (BMI) or height, adjusted for birth cohort.

  Age at measurement (years)
  20–29 (622 cases)
30–39 (3196 cases)
40–49 (8996 cases)
50–59 (11 009 cases)
60–69 (7594 cases)
70–74 (1897 cases)
Variable RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI
BMI (kg m−2)                        
 <18.50 0.93 0.41–2.08 1.02 0.59–1.76 0.72 0.48–1.09 0.77 0.55–1.08 1.17 0.90–1.51 0.53 0.29–0.99
 18.50–24.99 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 25.00–29.99 1.20 1.00–1.44 1.06 0.99–1.14 1.06 1.02–1.11 1.09 1.05–1.14 1.08 1.03–1.13 1.08 0.98–1.18
 ⩾30.00 1.22 0.69–2.17 1.19 0.99–1.44 1.05 0.95–1.16 1.05 0.97–1.14 1.14 1.04–1.24 1.04 0.87–1.23
Height (cm)                        
 <160 0.56 0.08–3.97 0.42 0.18–1.02 0.52 0.35–0.78 0.70 0.56–0.88 0.65 0.54–0.80 0.60 0.43–0.83
 160–169 0.73 0.53–1.01 0.91 0.81–1.03 0.91 0.85–0.97 0.90 0.86–0.95 0.91 0.86–0.95 0.87 0.79–0.95
 170–179 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 180–189 1.14 0.97–1.35 1.04 0.96–1.12 1.04 0.99–1.09 1.02 0.97–1.08 1.10 1.02–1.19 1.16 0.97–1.37
 ⩾190 0.62 0.34–1.13 1.12 0.89–1.42 1.18 1.00–1.40 1.08 0.85–1.38 1.00 0.64–1.58 0.00 0.00–∞