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. 2014 Oct 30;3(6):1644–1655. doi: 10.1002/cam4.334

Table 1.

Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of controls and cases

Controls (N = 1139) Localized PCa cases (N = 761) Advanced PCa cases (N = 1199)
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Characteristics
 Age at diagnosis (years)
  <50 59 (5) 21 (3) 48 (4)
  50–59 322 (29) 122 (16) 333 (28)
  60–69 450 (40) 283 (38) 499 (42)
  70+ 293 (26) 323 (43) 310 (26)
  N 1135 754 1195
  Mean (SD) 63.7 (9.1) 67.5 (8.8) 63.9 (8.5)
 Family history of PCa
  No 993 (88) 597 (79) 964 (81)
  Yes 139 (12) 155 (21) 228 (19)
 Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
  <25 290 (26) 199 (27) 294 (25)
  25–29 514 (46) 374 (50) 579 (49)
  ≥30 320 (28) 176 (23) 317 (26)
 Socio-economic status
  1 (Low) 124 (11) 161 (21) 161 (13)
  2 142 (13) 136 (18) 150 (13)
  3 206 (18) 127 (17) 217 (18)
  4 278 (24) 138 (18) 235 (20)
  5 (High) 385 (34) 192 (26) 432 (36)
 Race/ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic White 764 (67) 343 (45) 741 (62)
  African-American 249 (22) 277 (37) 255 (21)
  Hispanic 122 (11) 134 (18) 199 (17)
 Center
  SFBA 594 (52) 553 (73) 631 (53)
  LAC 545 (48) 208 (27) 568 (47)
 Ever smoked any tobacco
  Yes 763 (67) 560 (74) 839 (70)
 Smoked cigarettes for at least 6 months
  Yes 707 (62) 531 (70) 782 (65)
 Smoked cigars for at least 6 months
  Yes 148 (13) 109 (14) 159 (13)
 Smoked pipes for at least 6 months
  Yes 198 (17) 127 (17) 220 (18)
 Ever chewed tobacco
  Yes 21 (2) 18 (2) 28 (2)
 Ever snuffed tobacco
  Yes 6 (1) 5 (1) 11 (1)
 Tobacco smoking status (cigarettes/cigars/pipes)
  Never 369 (33) 197 (26) 357 (30)
  Former 550 (49) 409 (55) 608 (51)
  Current 209 (18) 143 (19) 228 (19)
 Age start of smoking tobacco (years)
  N 759 552 835
  Mean (SD) 18.5 (5.7) 18.4 (5.5) 18.3 (5.8)
 Duration of smoking tobacco (years)
  N 759 552 835
  Mean (SD) 28.2 (14.8) 32.0 (15.8) 28.9 (15.6)
 Years passed since smoking cessation (former smokers only)
  N 549 407 603
  Mean (SD) 21.2 (12.3) 22.1 (13.9) 22.8 (12.9)
 Cigarettes smoked (per day)
  N 706 531 782
  Mean (SD) 20.9 (14.5) 20.2 (14.9) 20.4 (14.8)
 Cigarettes smoked (pack-years)
  N 701 525 778
  Mean (SD) 29.1 (26.4) 32.3 (31.0) 29.2 (28.1)
 Alcohol intake (g/day)
  N 1121 749 1188
  Mean (SD) 12.0 (20.1) 12.9 (24.6) 12.4 (24.1)
 Consumption of meat cooked at high temperature (g/day)
  N 1131 758 1194
  Mean (SD) 119 (86) 140 (111) 129 (95)
 Vegetable intake (g/day)
  N 1123 749 1189
  Mean (SD) 137 (179) 145 (187) 134 (169)
 Fruit intake (g/day)
  N 1123 749 1189
  Mean (SD) 114 (184) 116 (173) 104 (165)
 Daily caloric intake
  N 1096 717 1140
  Mean (SD) 2627 (1079) 2845 (1137) 2853 (1137)

SFBA, San Francisco Bay Area; LAC, Los Angeles County.