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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 5.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2018 Jul 26;120(6):703–710. doi: 10.1017/S0007114518001812

Table 3.

Multivariable associations of consumption of concentrated sugars (grams) from sugar-sweetened beverages with prostate cancer risk*,

No PSA Screens ≥ 1 PSA Screen

N Cases/Total Person-Years HR 95% CI N Cases/Total Person-Years HR 95% CI P



Q1 180/20059 1.00 216/24553 1.00
Q2 225/20123 1.16 0.95, 1.41 253/23447 1.04 0.86, 1.24 0.40
Q3 219/20209 1.15 0.94, 1.40 271/21526 1.15 0.97, 1.38 0.95
Q4 218/20511 1.18 0.97, 1.44 271/17630 1.17 0.97, 1.4 0.92
White Non-White
N Cases/Total Person-Years HR 95% CI N Cases/Total Person-Years HR 95% CI P



Q1 368/39120 1.00 –– 38/2835 1.00 ––
Q2 448/40082 1.22 0.98, 1.29 46/3365 1.07 0.70, 1.63 0.83
Q3 488/41140 1.20 1.04, 1.37 34/4566 0.78 0.49, 1.22 0.07
Q4 513/46084 1.19 1.03, 1.36 61/6238 1.21 0.80, 1.82 0.94
*

Adjusted for age, race, study center, BMI, education, smoking, family history of prostate cancer, history of diabetes, PSA screening, and energy intake

Quartile cutpoints (g/d): No PSA screens - 0.89, 5.95, 21.17; ≥ 1 PSA screen - 0.63, 4.13, 17.23; White - 0.63, 3.92, 16.42; Non-white 21.19, 7.74, 22.67

P value from heterogeneity test