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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Feb 13;23(5):882–889. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0808

Table 3.

Risk of Prostate Cancer According to Categories of Television or Video Viewing Among 170,481 Men in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, 1996 – 2006

Cases Person years Multivariable adjusted
HR 95% CI
Total prostate cancer
 < 1 h/day 864 94,369 1.00
 1 – 2 h/day 4193 438771 1.01 0.94, 1.09
 3 – 4 h/day 6224 649360 1.01 0.94, 1.08
 5 – 6 h/day 1930 205797 0.98 0.91, 1.07
 ≥ 7 h/day 540 58172 1.03 0.92, 1.15
P trend 0.53
By body mass index category (interaction term: p=0.02)
18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2
 < 1 h/day 397 41537 1.00
 1 – 2 h/day 1541 151049 1.01 0.90, 1.13
 3 – 4 h/day 1907 184951 1.01 0.90, 1.13
 5 – 6 h/day 482 51043 0.92 0.80, 1.05
 ≥ 7 h/day 108 13667 0.82 0.66, 1.01
P trend 0.04
25.0 – 29.9 kg/m2
 < 1 h/day 386 41823 1.00
 1 – 2 h/day 2057 216731 1.00 0.89, 1.11
 3 – 4 h/day 3215 330940 1.00 0.90, 1.11
 5 – 6 h/day 978 101110 0.98 0.87, 1.11
 ≥ 7 h/day 259 26226 1.04 0.89, 1.22
P trend 0.98
30.0 kg/m2
 < 1 h/day 76 10581 1.00
 1 – 2 h/day 576 69501 1.13 0.89, 1.44
 3 – 4 h/day 1078 131350 1.10 0.87, 1.39
 5 – 6 h/day 466 52932 1.16 0.91, 1.48
 ≥ 7 h/day 170 18058 1.28 0.98, 1.69
P trend 0.11
Advanced prostate cancer
 < 3 h/day 512 533141 1.00
 3 – 4 h/day 613 649360 0.97 0.86, 1.10
 ≥ 5 h/day 240 263969 0.93 0.79, 1.09
P trend 0.49
By body mass index category (interaction term: p=0.84)
18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2
 < 3 h/day 191 192586 1.00
 3 – 4 h/day 174 184951 0.95 0.77, 1.18
 ≥ 5 h/day 55 64710 0.86 0.63, 1.17
P trend 0.44
25.0 – 29.9 kg/m2
 < 3 h/day 252 258555 1.00
 3 – 4 h/day 309 330940 0.94 0.79, 1.11
 ≥ 5 h/day 112 127336 0.88 0.70, 1.11
P trend 0.27
30.0 kg/m2
 < 3 h/day 64 80083 1.00
 3 – 4 h/day 126 131350 1.18 0.87, 1.59
 ≥ 5 h/day 72 70991 1.22 0.86, 1.73
P trend 0.22
Prostate cancer mortality
 < 3 h/day 205 533141 1.00
 3 – 4 h/day 320 649360 1.10 0.92, 1.32
 ≥ 5 h/day 144 263969 1.07 0.85, 1.33
P trend 0.15
By body mass index category (interaction term: p=0.67)
18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2
 < 3 h/day 71 192586 1.00
 3 – 4 h/day 82 184951 1.01 0.73, 1.39
 ≥ 5 h/day 28 64710 0.83 0.53, 1.30
P trend 0.96
25.0 – 29.9 kg/m2
 < 3 h/day 102 258555 1.00
 3 – 4 h/day 171 330940 1.17 0.91, 1.50
 ≥ 5 h/day 62 127336 0.99 0.72, 1.38
P trend 0.59
30.0 kg/m2
 < 3 h/day 31 80083 1.00
 3 – 4 h/day 66 131350 1.13 0.74, 1.74
 ≥ 5 h/day 54 70991 1.52 0.97, 2.40
P trend 0.03
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Models are adjusted for age at baseline, age squared, race, marital status, highest level of education, family history of prostate cancer, digital rectal examination in past three years, prostate specific antigen test in past three years, history of diabetes, smoking status, caloric intake, alcohol intake, recreational moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, body mass index at baseline (not models stratified by body mass index).