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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Dec 16;25(2):302–308. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-1274

Table 3. Relative risk (RR) and 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) of prostate cancer according to change in sleep duration from 1987 to 2000 in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, 2000-2010.

decreased by 2+ hours decreased by 1 hour Remained the same increased by 1 hour increased by 2+ hours
All Prostate Cancer, No. 36 336 985 468 82
Age-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 0.86 (0.62-1.21) 1.12 (0.99-1.27) Ref. 1.08 (0.97-1.21) 0.87 (0.69-1.09)
Multivariable-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 0.89 (0.63-1.25) 1.11 (0.97-1.25) Ref. 1.06 (0.95-1.19) 0.87 (0.69-1.10)

Lethal Prostate Cancer, No. 7 12 65 32 3
Age-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 2.10 (0.93-4.72) 0.60 (0.32-1.12) Ref. 1.03 (0.67-1.59) 0.40 (0.13-1.30)
Multivariable-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 2.08 (0.90-4.81) 0.56 (0.30-1.05) Ref. 0.91 (0.58-1.43) 0.34 (0.10-1.11)

Advanced Prostate Cancer, No. 8 23 104 42 4
Age-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 1.52 (0.72-3.18) 0.73 (0.46-1.15) Ref. 0.90 (0.62-1.29) 0.35 (0.13-0.96)
Multivariable-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 1.53 (0.71-3.26) 0.69 (0.44-1.10) Ref. 0.86 (0.59-1.26) 0.33 (0.12-0.90)

Non-Advanced Prostate Cancer, No. 27 268 762 367 65
Age-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 0.86 (0.58-1.27) 1.16 (1.00-1.33) Ref. 1.09 (0.96-1.24) 0.91 (0.70-1.18)
Multivariable-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 0.90 (0.61-1.32) 1.14 (0.99-1.32) Ref. 1.07 (0.94-1.21) 0.92 (0.71-1.19)

Grade 8-10 Prostate Cancer, No. 8 42 121 70 8
Age-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 1.42 (0.69-2.94) 1.15 (0.80-1.64) Ref. 1.21 (0.90-1.63) 0.68 (0.33-1.40)
Multivariable-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 1.36 (0.65-2.85) 1.07 (0.75-1.54) Ref. 1.15 (0.85-1.56) 0.63 (0.30-1.30)

Grade 7 Prostate Cancer, No. 7 115 360 169 26
Age-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 0.44 (0.21-0.94) 1.04 (0.84-1.29) Ref. 1.07 (0.89-1.29) 0.75 (0.50-1.13)
Multivariable-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 0.46 (0.22-0.98) 1.05 (0.85-1.30) Ref. 1.07 (0.88-1.29) 0.75 (0.50-1.14)

Grade 2-6 Prostate Cancer, No. 17 152 416 189 36
Age-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 1.05 (0.64-1.71) 1.19 (0.99-1.44) Ref. 1.05 (0.88-1.25) 0.97 (0.68-1.36)
Multivariable-Adjusted RR (95% CI) 1.11 (0.68-1.82) 1.17 (0.97-1.42) Ref. 1.01 (0.84-1.20) 1.00 (0.70-1.41)

Multivariable: Adjusted for age, race, vigorous activity level, smoking, diabetes, family history of prostate cancer, snoring status, multivitamin use, energy intake, history of PSA testing, beta-blocker use, marital status, coffee intake, alcohol intake, and number of urinations per night.

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Lethal: N1/M1, bone or organ mets over follow-up or death from prostate cancer; Advanced: T3b/T4/N1/M1 + N1 or M1 or mets to other organs over followup or death from prostate cancer