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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prostate. 2013 Jan 17;73(9):960–969. doi: 10.1002/pros.22643

Table 2.

Odds ratios of prostate cancer associated with deep-fried foods, King County, Washington, 1993–1996 and 2002–2005

Food item Cases (n=1,549) Controls (n=1,492) Age-adjusted model Fully adjusted model1
n % n % OR (95% CI) P (trend) OR (95% CI) P (trend)
French fries
 < 1 per month 285 (18.4) 319 (21.4) 1.00 (referent) 0.01 1.00 (referent) 0.004
 1–3 times per month 676 (43.6) 658 (44.1) 1.17 (0.96–1.42) 1.20 (0.98–1.47)
 ≥ 1 per week 578 (37.3) 510 (34.2) 1.31 (1.07–1.60) 1.37 (1.11–1.69)
 missing 10 (0.7) 5 (0.3)
Fried chicken
 < 1 per month 575 (37.1) 565 (37.9) 1.00 (referent) 0.08 1.00 (referent) 0.05
 1–3 times per month 658 (42.5) 679 (45.5) 0.96 (0.82–1.12) 1.00 (0.85–1.18)
 ≥ 1 per week 305 (19.7) 238 (16.0) 1.27 (1.03–1.56) 1.30 (1.04–1.62)
 missing 11 (0.7) 10 (0.7)
Fried fish
 < 1 per month 621 (40.1) 604 (40.5) 1.00 (referent) 0.12 1.00 (referent) 0.07
 1–3 times per month 661 (42.7) 678 (45.4) 0.96 (0.82–1.11) 0.97 (0.83–1.14)
 ≥ 1 per week 257 (16.6) 197 (13.2) 1.27 (1.02–1.58) 1.32 (1.05–1.66)
 missing 10 (0.7) 13 (0.9)
Doughnuts
 < 1 per month 654 (42.2) 675 (45.2) 1.00 (referent) 0.004 1.00 (referent) 0.01
 1–3 times per month 541 (34.9) 536 (35.9) 1.06 (0.90–1.24) 1.08 (0.91–1.27)
 ≥ 1 per week 350 (22.6) 273 (18.3) 1.35 (1.11–1.64) 1.35 (1.11–1.66)
 missing 4 (0.3) 8 (0.5)
Snack chips
 < 1 per month 360 (23.2) 328 (22.0) 1.00 (referent) 0.61 1.00 (referent) 0.31
 1–3 times per month 581 (37.5) 601 (40.3) 0.90 (0.74–1.09) 0.92 (0.76–1.12)
 ≥ 1 per week 600 (38.7) 553 (37.1) 1.02 (0.85–1.24) 1.08 (0.89–1.32)
 missing 8 (0.5) 10 (0.7)
1

Adjusted for age, race, family history of prostate cancer, body mass index, PSA/DRE tests in previous 5 years, and education.