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. 2008 Jun 12;168(3):250–260. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwn141

TABLE 1.

Selected demographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics of population-based prostate cancer cases and controls, King County, Washington, 2002–2005

Characteristic Cases (n = 1,001)
Controls (n = 942)
OR* 95% CI*
No. % No. %
Age (years)
    35–49 93 9.3 96 10.2
    50–54 108 10.8 113 12.0
    55–59 184 18.4 174 18.5
    60–64 218 21.8 187 19.9
    65–69 210 21.0 202 21.4
    70–74 188 18.8 170 18.0
Race
    Caucasian 843 84.2 844 89.6 1.00
    African American 158 15.8 98 10.4 1.68 1.28, 2.21
First-degree family history of prostate cancer
    No 775 77.4 833 88.4 1.00
    Yes 226 22.6 109 11.6 2.24 1.75, 2.87
Body mass index (kg/m2)
    <25 287 28.7 259 27.5 1.00
    25.0–29.9 492 49.2 444 47.1 1.00 0.81, 1.24
    ≥30 222 22.2 239 25.4 0.84 0.66, 1.08
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 428 42.8 429 45.6 1.00
    Former smoker 462 46.2 394 41.9 0.95 0.71, 1.27
    Current smoker 111 11.1 118 12.5 1.16 0.96, 1.40
Lifetime alcohol consumption (drinks/week)
    Nondrinker or <1 222 22.2 234 24.8 1.00
    Low (17) 354 35.4 316 33.5 1.18 0.93, 1.50
    Moderate (814) 222 22.2 205 21.8 1.15 0.88, 1.49
    High (≥15) 203 20.3 187 19.9 1.16 0.88, 1.52
Recent exercise (times/week)
    None 262 26.2 246 26.1 1.00
    1–2 315 31.5 283 30.0 1.06 0.84, 1.35
    3–4 251 25.1 244 25.9 0.98 0.76, 1.26
    ≥5 172 17.2 168 17.9 0.96 0.73, 1.26
Education
    High school or less 196 19.6 181 19.2 1.00
    Some college 241 24.1 210 22.3 1.08 0.82, 1.42
    College degree 262 26.2 261 27.7 0.95 0.72, 1.24
    Graduate degree 301 30.1 289 30.7 0.98 0.75, 1.27
Prostate cancer screening§
    None 133 13.3 136 14.4 1.00
    Digital rectal examination only 159 15.9 263 27.9 0.62 0.45, 0.84
    PSA* 709 70.8 543 57.6 1.34 1.02, 1.75
NSAIDs* use
    None 792 79.1 746 79.1 1.00
    Former use 78 7.8 70 7.4 1.07 0.76, 1.51
    Current use 131 13.1 126 13.4 0.98 0.75, 1.28
CYP3A4 (rs2740574) genotype
    AA 665 82.4 663 85.3 1.00
    AG 100 12.4 94 12.1 0.83 0.58, 1.19
    GG 42 5.2 20 2.6 1.19 0.59, 2.43
CYP3A5 (rs776746) genotype
    GG 624 76.2 623 79.5 1.00
    GA 143 17.5 134 17.1 0.95 0.71, 1.26
    AA 52 6.3 27 3.4 1.17 0.62, 2.21
Hypercholesterolemia
    No 572 57.1 556 59.0 1.00
    Yes 425 42.5 380 40.3 1.07 0.89, 1.29
Gleason score
    2–6 525 52.4
    7 (3 + 4) 294 29.4
    7 (4 + 3) 78 7.8
    8–10 99 9.9
    Unknown 5 0.5
Stage of cancer
    Local 818 81.7
    Regional 159 15.9
    Distant 22 2.2
    Unknown 2 0.2
PSA value (ng/ml) at diagnosis
    <4.0 134 13.4
    4.0–9.9 592 59.1
    10.0–19.9 143 14.3
    ≥20.0 69 6.9
    Unknown 63 6.3
Prostate cancer aggressiveness#
    Less aggressive 686 68.5
    More aggressive 315 31.5
*

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

Adjusted for age.

Numbers may not add to total because of missing data.

§

Prostate cancer screening within the 5-year period before the reference date.

Adjusted for age and race.

#

More aggressive: Gleason score 7 (4 + 3) or 8–10 or regional or distant stage or a diagnostic PSA ≥20 ng/ml; less aggressive: Gleason score 2–6 or 7 (3 + 4) and localized stage and a diagnostic PSA <20 ng/ml.