Table 2.
Intake of dairy after diagnosis among men initially diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer between 1982-2002 in Physicians' Health Study (n=926)
| Servings per day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy intake | Mean | Median | 25th | 75th | Range |
| Total dairy | 2.06 | 1.71 | 1.07 | 2.71 | 0.00 - 10.5 |
| High-fat dairya | 0.90 | 0.64 | 0.29 | 1.14 | 0.00 - 6.07 |
| Low-fat dairyb | 1.15 | 1.00 | 0.43 | 1.43 | 0.00 - 7.43 |
| Milk | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.00 - 7.00 |
| Whole milk | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 - 4.50 |
| Skim/low fat milk | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.07 | 1.00 | 0.00 - 6.00 |
| Cheese | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.00 - 6.14 |
| Cottage/ricotta cheese | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.00 - 6.00 |
| Other cheese | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.00 - 2.50 |
| Ice cream | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.00 - 2.50 |
| Butter | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.00 - 4.50 |
| Yogurt | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.00 - 4.50 |
a
High-fat dairy products included whole milk, cheese such as American and Cheddar, butter added to food or bread and ice cream.
b
Low-fat dairy products included skim or low fat milk, cottage or ricotta cheese, and yogurt.