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. 2015 Mar 15;8(3):4557–4562.

Table 3.

Regression results on the association of PSA (ng/mL) with BMI, stratified by age

Age group (years) Normal weight Overweight Obese Per BMI increase (treat BMI as a continuous variable)

β (95% CI) P Value β (95% CI) P Value β (95% CI) P Value
≤40
    Model 1 referent -0.08 (-0.19, -0.04) 0.002 -0.062 (-0.486, 0.198) 0.406 -0.031 (-0.009, 0.000) 0.056
    Model 2 referent -0.08 (-0.19, -0.04) 0.002 -0.054 (-0.441, 0.205) 0.471 -0.030 (-0.008, 0.000) 0.062
    Model 3 referent -0.08 (-0.19, -0.04) 0.002 -0.086 (-0.555, 0.147) 0.254 -0.032 (-0.009, 0.000) 0.05
41-59
    Model 1 referent -0.102 (-0.162,-0.066) <0.001 -0.004 (-0.275, 0.262) 0.960 -0.100 (-0.007, -0.004) < 0.001
    Model 2 referent -0.101 (-0.163,-0.065) <0.001 0.008 (-0.252, 0.278) 0.921 -0.104 (-0.007, -0.004) < 0.001
    Model 3 referent -0.104 (-0.161,-0.067) <0.001 0.010 (-0.269, 0.308) 0.894 -0.105 (-0.007, -0.004) < 0.001
≥60
    Model 1 referent -0.062 (-0.066,-0.006) 0.02 0.050 (-0.136, 0.221) 0.636 -0.148 (-0.005, -0.003) < 0.001
    Model 2 referent -0.051 (-0.059,0.001) 0.056 0.038 (-0.157, 0.228) 0.716 -0.151 (-0.005, -0.003) < 0.001
    Model 3 referent -0.052 (-0.057,0.000) 0.049 0.026 (-0.155, 0.199) 0.805 -0.149 (-0.004, -0.003) < 0.001
All men
    Model 1 referent -0.081 (-0.092, -0.045) < 0.001 -0.010 (-0.140, 0.112) 0.831 -0.221 (-0.023, -0.020) < 0.001
    Model 2 referent -0.080 (-0.085, -0.038) < 0.001 -0.012 (-0.147, 0.113) 0.797 -0.222 (-0.022, -0.019) < 0.001
    Model 3 referent -0.080 (-0.082, -0.039) < 0.001 -0.010 (-0.139, 0.104) 0.778 -0.242 (-0.022, -0.019) < 0.001

Model 1: crude model; Model 2: adjusted for fasting blood glucose; Model 3: adjusted for prostate volume.