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. 2016 Jun 6;184(1):15–22. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwv307

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of a Cohort of Men Newly Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer, Overall and by Use of Androgen Deprivation Therapy, United Kingdom, 1988–2014

Characteristic Entire Cohort
Androgen Deprivation Therapya
No. % Use
No Use
No. % No. %
Total 31,842 16,599 52.1 15,243 47.9
Age, yearsb 71.4 (8.9) 73.3 (8.4) 69.4 (9.0)
Smoking status
 Current smoker 3,838 12.1 2,099 12.7 1,739 11.4
 Past smoker 11,328 35.6 6,186 37.3 5,142 33.7
 Never smoker 15,038 47.2 7,469 45.0 7,569 49.7
 Unknown 1,638 5.1 845 5.1 793 5.2
Body mass indexc
 <30 (nonobese) 22,676 71.2 11,747 70.8 10,929 71.7
 ≥30 (obese) 5,063 15.9 2,712 16.3 2,351 15.4
 Unknown 4,103 12.9 2,140 12.9 1,963 12.9
Prostate-specific antigen level, ng/mL
 <10 10,260 32.2 2,877 17.3 7,383 48.4
 ≥10 13,205 41.5 9,342 56.3 3,863 25.3
 Unknown 8,377 26.3 4,380 26.4 3,997 26.2
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug use 3,891 12.2 2,185 13.2 1,706 11.2

a Use of androgen deprivation therapy in the first 6 months of follow-up.

b Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation).

c Weight (kg)/height (m)2.