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Published in final edited form as: BJU Int. 2012 Mar 19;110(7):1050–1059. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10867.x

TABLE 3.

Risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of BPH-related outcomes and nocturia by frequency of regular aspirin and ibuprofen use in the past year: Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (1993–2008)

Regular aspirin use in the past year Regular ibuprofen use in the past year

Variable Number of
cases
Multivariable-adjusted
RR (95% CI)*
Multivariable-adjusted
RR (95% CI)
Number of
cases
Multivariable-adjusted
RR (95% CI)*
Multivariable-adjusted
RR (95% CI)
Physician diagnosis of an ‘enlarged prostate or BPH’
  None 703 1.00 1.00 1066 1.00 1.00
  < 1 per week 146 1.06 (0.91–1.23) 1.05 (0.91–1.22) 163 1.17 (1.02–1.34) 1.16 (1.02–1.33)
  1–2 per week 79 1.16 (0.96–1.40) 1.11 (0.92–1.34) 60 1.15 (0.93–1.42) 1.14 (0.92–1.40)
  3–4 per week 144 1.09 (0.94–1.27) 1.06 (0.91–1.23) 76 1.17 (0.96–1.41) 1.13 (0.94–1.37)
  1 per day 329 1.01 (0.90–1.13) 0.95 (0.84–1.07) 40 1.31 (1.02–1.69) 1.26 (0.98–1.62)
  ≥2 per day 60 0.95 (0.76–1.19) 0.90 (0.72–1.13) 56 0.81 (0.64–1.02) 0.78 (0.62–0.99)
  Daily vs non-daily 0.97 (0.88–1.07) 0.92 (0.83–1.02) 0.93 (0.78–1.11) 0.90 (0.75–1.07)
  Per 1 category increase 1.00 (0.98–1.03) 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 1.00 (0.97–1.03)
  P-trend 0.81 0.41 0.64 0.96
Nocturia (regularly waking two or more times/night to urinate)§
  None 732 1.00 1.00 1175 1.00 1.00
  < 1 per week 142 1.01 (0.87–1.18) 1.00 (0.87–1.16) 133 0.90 (0.78–1.04) 0.90 (0.77–1.04)
  1–2 per week 72 1.02 (0.84–1.25) 1.05 (0.87–1.28) 51 0.92 (0.73–1.16) 0.90 (0.72–1.14)
  3–4 per week 143 1.04 (0.90–1.20) 1.01 (0.87–1.16) 67 0.96 (0.78–1.17) 0.94 (0.77–1.14)
  1 per day 356 1.04 (0.94–1.16) 1.00 (0.90–1.12) 40 1.20 (0.94–1.53) 1.10 (0.86–1.41)
  ≥2 per day 91 1.39 (1.18–1.63) 1.31 (1.11–1.54) 70 0.94 (0.78–1.15) 0.89 (0.73–1.08)
  Daily vs non-daily 1.09 (1.00–1.19) 1.06 (0.96–1.16) 1.04 (0.89–1.22) 0.97 (0.83–1.14)
    Per 1 category increase 1.03 (1.00–1.05) 1.02 (0.99–1.04) 0.99 (0.96–1.03) 0.98 (0.95–1.01)
  P-trend 0.024 0.16 0.74 0.25
Finasteride use
  None 62 1.00 1.00 105 1.00 1.00
  < 1 per week 10 0.84 (0.43–1.64) 0.85 (0.44–1.64) 17 1.29 (0.77–2.14) 1.28 (0.77–2.14)
  1–4 per week 23 1.27 (0.79–2.03) 1.24 (0.76–2.01) 10 0.91 (0.48–1.72) 0.90 (0.47–1.70)
  ≥1 per day 47 1.37 (0.94–1.98) 1.34 (0.91–1.97) 10 1.06 (0.56–2.00) 0.99 (0.51–1.91)
  Daily vs non-daily 1.33 (0.94–1.87) 1.30 (0.91–1.85) 1.04 (0.55–1.95) 0.97 (0.50–1.86)
  Per 1 category increase 1.12 (0.99–1.26) 1.11 (0.97–1.26) 1.02 (0.85–1.21) 1.00 (0.84–1.19)
  P-trend 0.077 0.12 0.86 0.99
Any self-reported BPH-related outcomes or nocturia
  None 1201 1.00 1.00 1880 1.00 1.00
  < 1 per week 239 1.03 (0.93–1.13) 1.02 (0.93–1.12) 241 0.99 (0.90–1.09) 0.99 (0.90–1.08)
  1–2 per week 126 1.08 (0.96–1.23) 1.08 (0.95–1.22) 93 1.03 (0.89–1.18) 1.01 (0.88–1.17)
  3–4 per week 240 1.06 (0.97–1.17) 1.03 (0.94–1.14) 121 1.07 (0.94–1.21) 1.04 (0.92–1.18)
  1 per day 581 1.03 (0.97–1.11) 0.99 (0.92–1.06) 65 1.22 (1.04–1.43) 1.16 (0.99–1.36)
  ≥2 per day 123 1.14 (1.02–1.28) 1.09 (0.97–1.22) 110 0.91 (0.79–1.04) 0.87 (0.76–1.00)
  Daily vs non-daily 1.03 (0.97–1.10) 0.99 (0.93–1.06) 1.00 (0.90–1.11) 0.96 (0.86–1.07)
    Per 1 category increase 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 0.99 (0.97–1.01)
  P-trend 0.056 0.57 0.81 0.59
Prostate enlargement (prostate volume ≥30 mL on any follow-up DRE)§
  None 1270 1.00 1.00 1883 1.00 1.00
  < 1 per week 229 0.95 (0.86–1.04) 0.94 (0.86–1.03) 244 1.00 (0.91–1.09) 0.99 (0.91–1.08)
  1–2 per week 118 0.95 (0.84–1.07) 0.94 (0.83–1.06) 94 1.01 (0.88–1.15) 0.99 (0.87–1.14)
  3–4 per week 228 0.99 (0.90–1.08) 0.97 (0.89–1.06) 125 1.06 (0.95–1.19) 1.04 (0.93–1.16)
  1 per day 569 0.97 (0.91–1.03) 0.93 (0.87–1.00) 60 1.11 (0.95–1.29) 1.09 (0.94–1.27)
  ≥2 per day 113 1.02 (0.90–1.15) 0.99 (0.88–1.12) 121 1.00 (0.89–1.12) 0.98 (0.87–1.10)
  Daily vs non-daily 0.99 (0.93–1.04) 0.96 (0.90–1.02) 1.03 (0.94–1.13) 1.01 (0.92–1.11)
    Per 1 category increase 1.00 (0.98–1.01) 0.99 (0.97–1.00) 1.01 (0.99–1.03) 1.00 (0.98–1.02)
  P-trend 0.51 0.10 0.39 0.73
PSA elevation (PSA level >1.4 ng/mL on any follow-up test)§
  None 653 1.00 1.00 1012 1.00 1.00
  < 1 per week 141 1.10 (0.95–1.28) 1.10 (0.94–1.28) 116 0.88 (0.74–1.04) 0.88 (0.75–1.04)
  1–2 per week 65 1.02 (0.83–1.27) 1.03 (0.83–1.28) 44 0.88 (0.68–1.15) 0.90 (0.69–1.17)
  3–4 per week 126 1.06 (0.90–1.24) 1.07 (0.92–1.26) 75 1.20 (0.99–1.46) 1.23 (1.01–1.48)
  1 per day 301 0.98 (0.87–1.10) 0.99 (0.87–1.12) 31 1.02 (0.75–1.38) 1.04 (0.76–1.41)
  ≥2 per day 49 0.85 (0.66–1.09) 0.86 (0.67–1.10) 57 0.87 (0.69–1.10) 0.89 (0.71–1.13)
  Daily vs non-daily 0.94 (0.84–1.04) 0.94 (0.84–1.05) 0.92 (0.77–1.11) 0.94 (0.78–1.14)
    Per 1 category increase 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.03) 1.00 (0.96–1.03)
  P-trend 0.43 0.62 0.66 0.91
*

Estimated by Poisson regression with robust variance estimation. Models for self-reported outcomes included terms for age and time between the baseline and supplemental questionnaires. Models for prostate enlargement and PSA elevation included terms for age, and number of follow-up DREs and PSA tests, respectively.

Estimated by Poisson regression with robust variance estimation and adjusted for age, race and baseline body mass index, histories of hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, arthritis and clinical prostatitis, and intakes of total energy, carbohydrates, fats and vitamin C from the diet and supplements, as well as multivitamin use. Models for self-reported outcomes additionally included terms for time between the baseline and supplemental questionnaires, and models for prostate enlargement and PSA elevation included terms for number of follow-up DREs and PSA tests, respectively.

Non-daily use includes no reported use of NSAIDs in the past year.

§

Among men who did not report finasteride use by the time of assessment of the outcome.