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. 2015 Apr 7;181(9):706–713. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu344

Table 2.

Odds Ratios for T2E-Negative and T2E-Positive Prostate Cancer According to Body Mass Index,a King County, Washington, 1993–1996 and 2002–2005

BMI Variable Controls, % (n = 1,645) Cases
T2E-Negative (n = 268)
T2E -Positive (n = 295)
% ORb 95% CI % ORb 95% CI
BMI at ages 18–29 yearsc,d
 <21.1 25.8 23.6 1.00 21.8 1.00
 21.1–22.9 25.3 31.8 1.41 0.99, 2.02 31.0 1.40 0.99, 1.99
 23.0–24.4 26.6 24.3 1.01 0.69, 1.46 29.3 1.23 0.87, 1.76
 ≥24.5 22.4 20.2 1.04 0.70, 1.54 18.0 0.92 0.62, 1.36
  P for trend 0.70 0.59
  Continuous (per 5-unit increment) 0.96 0.78, 1.19 0.83 0.68, 1.03
Recent BMI
 <24.5 27.5 27.6 1.00 30.9 1.00
 24.5–26.6 23.6 27.2 1.15 0.81, 1.64 27.1 1.06 0.76, 1,48
 26.7–29.6 24.1 24.6 1.03 0.72, 1.48 25.1 0.98 0.70, 1.37
 ≥29.7 24.8 20.5 0.87 0.59, 1.27 17.0 0.66 0.45, 0.97
  P for trend 0.42 0.05
  Continuous (per 5-unit increment) 0.93 0.80, 1.09 0.86 0.73, 1.00
Maximum BMI
 <25.9 27.0 27.2 1.00 28.1 1.00
 25.9–28.2 23.2 24.6 1.05 0.73, 1.50 26.1 1.10 0.78, 1.56
 28.3–31.7 25.4 28.4 1.14 0.81, 1.62 29.8 1.16 0.83, 1.62
 ≥31.8 24.4 19.8 0.86 0.58, 1.26 15.9 0.69 0.47, 1.02
  P for trend 0.65 0.18
  Continuous (per 5-unit increment) 0.95 0.82, 1.10 0.87 0.75, 1.01

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; ERG, ETS-related gene; ETS, erythroblast transformation-specific; OR, odds ratio; T2E, TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion; TMPRSS2, transmembrane protease, serine 2, gene.

a Weight (kg)/height (m)2.

b Adjusted for age, race, and history of diabetes. One control had missing data for history of diabetes.

c Two controls had missing data for BMI at ages 18–29 years.

d Five controls, 1 T2E-positive case, and 1 T2E-negative case with BMIs less than 16.5 at ages 18–29 years were excluded from these analyses.