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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 2.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2010 Feb 23;3(3):10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-09-0188. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-09-0188

Table 1.

Race-Adjusted Baseline Demographic and Lifestyle Characteristics of the PCPT Participants (n=3600)1

Prostate Cancer P 2
Cases (n=1803) Controls (n=1797)

Race n % n %

 White 1674 92.8 1426 79.4
 Black 82 4.5 174 9.7
 Other 47 2.6 197 11.0

LS Mean 95%CI LS Mean 95%CI

Age (years) 63.6 63.3-63.8 63.7 63.4-63.9 0.58
Body Mass Index [wt(kg)/ht(m)2] 27.5 27.3-27.7 27.6 27.4-27.8 0.42
Waist circumference (cm) 101.8 101.3-102.3 102.3 101.8-102.8 0.16
Waist:Hip ratio 0.96 0.95-0.96 0.96 0.96-0.96 0.70
Smoking (pack-years) 14.0 13.2-14.8 15.3 14.6-16.1 0.02
Alcohol intake (g/day) 9.7 9.0-10.4 9.2 8.5-9.9 0.28

n % (adjusted) 1 n %(adjusted) 1

Intervention arm3 761 43.0 763 41.7 0.42
Diabetes or insulin use 84 5.3 133 6.8 0.05
Family history of prostate
cancer
384 20.8 382 21.8 0.48
Body Mass Index [wt(kg)/ht(m)2]
 Normal (< 25.0) 498 27.7 447 25.3 0.11
 Overweight (25.0-29.9) 913 50.8 941 53.2 0.15
 Obese (≥ 30.0) 376 21.3 391 21.3 0.99
Physical activity
 Sedentary 309 17.6 313 17.1 0.68
 Light activity 746 41.3 738 41.5 0.91
 Moderate activity 592 32.9 550 30.8 0.20
 Very active 149 8.2 188 10.6 0.02
Smoking status
 Never smoker 644 35.4 615 34.6 0.62
 Current smoker 122 7.1 138 7.3 0.87
 Past smoker 1037 57.5 1044 58.1 0.69
Education
High school or less 308 17.6 348 18.9 0.32
Some college/college degree 490 27.7 542 29.7 0.20
Graduate/professional school 1004 54.7 906 51.4 0.05
1

Least squares means and adjusted percents are adjusted for race (white vs. non-white) due to the inclusion of all non-whites in the control group (see methods section for details).

2

p values are adjusted for race using linear regression to calculate least squaresd means, adjusted percents and p-values (see methods section for details).

3

Intervention arm participants were randomized to finasteride.