Table 2.

Characteristics of testicular cancer cases diagnosed in Utah between 1991 to 2007 and cancer-free men

	Testicular-cases (785)		Cancer-free (3,323)
	N	%	N	%
Birth year
1943–1949	32	4.1	125	3.8
1950–1959	146	18.6	616	18.5
1960–1969	255	32.5	1090	32.8
1970–1979	271	34.5	1159	34.9
1980–1991	81	10.3	333	10.0
Race
White	777	99.0	3122	94.0
Non-white	8	1.0	85	2.6
Unknown	0	0.0	116	3.5
Vital status
Alive	766	97.6	3256	98.0
Dead	19	2.4	67	2.0
Age attained at the end of follow up
22–35	143	18.2	532	16.0
35–44	265	33.8	1166	35.1
45–54	249	31.7	1053	31.7
55–69	128	16.3	572	17.2
Follow up period (years)
5 to 10	281	35.8	1105	33.3
11 to 14	253	32.2	1221	36.7
15 to 19	200	25.5	877	26.4
20–21	51	6.5	120	3.6
Number of children
0	243	31.0	883	26.6
1	114	14.5	512	15.4
2	168	21.4	691	20.8
3	129	16.4	596	17.9
4+	131	16.7	641	19.3
Body mass index at baseline*
16 – 25 kg/m2	284	36.2	1179	35.5
25–29.9 kg/m2	348	44.3	1447	43.5
30 – 54 kg/m2	141	18.0	675	20.3
Missing	12	1.5	22	0.7
Family history of testicular cancer
No	758	96.6	3278	98.7
Yes	27	3.4	45	1.3
Family history of any cancer
No	381	48.5	1586	47.7
Yes	404	51.5	1737	52.3

^*BMI for controls is >1 year prior to study entry. BMI for cases is >1 year prior to cancer diagnosis.