Table 3. Associations of finasteride concentrations with prostate cancer risk in PCPT, overall and stratified by cancer grade.
All Cancer | (Low) Gleason 2–6 | (High) Gleason 7–10 | |||||
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Finasteride Concentrations | N control | N case | OR (95% CI) | N case | OR (95% CI) | N case | OR (95% CI) |
1 to <10 ng/mL | 91 | 87 | ref | 51 | ref | 31 | ref |
10 to <20 ng/mL | 154 | 123 | 0.76 (0.51–1.12) | 73 | 0.78 (0.49–1.23) | 44 | 0.74 (0.43–1.28) |
20 to <30 ng/mL | 128 | 136 | 1.09 (0.73–1.62) | 81 | 1.13 (0.72–1.79) | 51 | 1.11 (0.65–1.89) |
30 to <40 ng/mL | 123 | 99 | 0.74 (0.49–1.12) | 60 | 0.78 (0.48–1.26) | 35 | 0.72 (0.41–1.28) |
40 to <50 ng/mL | 84 | 72 | 0.81 (0.52–1.28) | 32 | 0.63 (0.36–1.11) | 36 | 1.13 (0.63–2.03) |
50+ | 95 | 76 | 0.82 (0.52–1.29) | 41 | 0.79 (0.46–1.34) | 32 | 0.95 (0.52–1.73) |
p-trend | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.73 | ||||
Continuous, per 10ng/mL | 675 | 593 | 0.97 (0.91–1.04) | 338 | 0.96 (0.89–1.04) | 229 | 1.00 (0.93–1.09) |
Odds ratios are adjusted for age, race (white vs black vs others), time of day of blood draw, and family history of prostate cancer.