Table 1. Characteristics of prostate cancer cases and controls, Jamaican Prostate Case-Control Study, 2005-7.
| Characteristics | Cases | Controls |
|---|---|---|
| N =229 | N =250 | |
| Age, (years): mean ± sd | 67.8 ± 7.8 a | 62.0 ± 10.5 |
| Waist, cm: mean ± sd | 88.6 ± 11.8 | 88.1 ± 12.5 |
| Hip circumference, cm: mean ± sd | 97.8±8.5 | 98.7±10.0 |
| Weight, kg: mean ± sd | 72.3 ± 14.1 | 74.4 ± 14.5 |
| Height, cm: mean ± sd | 169.5 ± 6.6 a | 171.6 ± 7.1 |
| Waist-to-Hip Ratio: mean ± sd | 0.90±0.08 | 0.89±0.08 |
| BMI, kg/m2: mean ± sd | 25.1 ± 4.4 | 25.2 ± 4.6 |
| Categorical variables: | ||
| Education (%) | ||
| Primary or less | 90.4 a | 80.5 |
| Secondary | 5.7 | 13.9 |
| Tertiary (i.e., Post-Secondary) | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Physical activity (%) | ||
| Inactive | 18.7 a | 20.3 |
| Moderately inactive | 20.9 | 28.7 |
| Moderately active | 39.6 | 41.0 |
| Active | 20.8 | 10.0 |
| Smoking (%) | ||
| Nonsmoker | 21.3 | 24.7 |
| Ex-smoker | 63.9 | 59.4 |
| Current smoker | 14.8 | 15.9 |
| Overweight (%) | 33.0 | 36.6 |
| Obese (%) | 12.6 | 13.1 |
a
Cases significantly different from controls (p-value <0.05)