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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2020 Aug 2;31(10):891–904. doi: 10.1007/s10552-020-01330-z

Table 3:

Relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dairy and calcium intake from 12–13 years of age in relation to advanced prostate cancer (T3–T4, N1, M1 or death from PCa) in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, 1996–2011

Intake categories P-trend

Milk intake ≤2/week 3–4/week 5–6/week 1/day ≥2/day Per time/day

No. of cases/pyrs 230/205,418 286/237,861 413/324,946 535/435,864 884/660,208
Age-adjusted RR 1.00 1.08 (0.91–1.28) 1.14 (0.97–1.34) 1.09 (0.93–1.27) 1.20 (1.04–1.39) 1.05 (1.01–1.08) 0.011
Adjusted RR1 1.00 1.04 (0.87–1.24) 1.07 (0.91–1.26) 1.03 (0.87–1.20) 1.12 (0.94–1.32) 1.03 (0.99–1.08) 0.148
Adjusted RR2 1.00 1.05 (0.88–1.25) 1.07 (0.91–1.26) 1.00 (0.85–1.18) 1.03 (0.86–1.24) 1.00 (0.95–1.06) 0.931

Cheese intake ≤3/month 1–2/week 3–4/week ≥5/week Per time/day

No. of cases/pyrs 956/747,283 802/622,214 436/339,181 154/155,618
Age-adjusted RR 1.00 1.02 (0.93–1.12) 1.03 (0.92–1.15) 0.80 (0.67–0.94) 0.84 (0.70–1.02) 0.074
Adjusted RR1 1.00 0.98 (0.89–1.08) 0.97 (0.86–1.09) 0.76 (0.63–0.91) 0.77 (0.62–0.95) 0.015
Adjusted RR2 1.00 0.98 (0.89–1.08) 0.99 (0.87–1.12) 0.78 (0.65–0.94) 0.80 (0.64–0.99) 0.043

Ice cream intake ≤3/month 1–2/week 3–4/week ≥5/week Per time/day

No. of cases/pyrs 1,107/853,048 736/586,080 359/282,632 146/142,537
Age-adjusted RR 1.00 0.99 (0.90–1.09) 1.01 (0.90–1.14) 0.81 (0.69–0.97) 0.85 (0.70–1.03) 0.096
Adjusted RR1 1.00 0.94 (0.86–1.04) 0.94 (0.83–1.07) 0.77 (0.64–0.93) 0.77 (0.62–0.95) 0.017
Adjusted RR2 1.00 0.96 (0.87–1.07) 0.99 (0.86–1.13) 0.83 (0.68–1.01) 0.85 (0.67–1.06) 0.153

Dairy intake ≤4/week 5–6/week 1–2/day 3/day ≥4/day Per time/day

No. of cases/pyrs 264/221,998 269/203,857 918/767,429 507/360,819 390/310,193
Age-adjusted RR 1.00 1.12 (0.94–1.32) 1.02 (0.89–1.17) 1.18 (1.02–1.37) 1.08 (0.92–1.26) 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 0.113
Adjusted RR1 1.00 1.07 (0.90–1.27) 0.94 (0.81–1.09) 1.06 (0.90–1.27) 0.99 (0.82–1.20) 1.01 (0.96–1.06) 0.682
Adjusted RR2 1.00 1.08 (0.91–1.28) 0.94 (0.81–1.09) 0.99 (0.82–1.20) 0.93 (0.76–1.14) 0.98 (0.93–1.03) 0.434

Calcium intake (mg/1000 kcal) Q1 (<318) Q2 (318–386) Q3 (386–487) Q4 (487–627) Q5 (>627) Per quintile

No. of cases/pyrs 421/372,645 476/373,159 446/372,942 474/373,610 531/371,940
Age-adjusted RR 1.00 1.13 (0.99–1.29) 1.05 (0.92–1.20) 1.12 (0.98–1.27) 1.25 (1.10–1.42) 1.53 (1.18–1.97) 0.001
Adjusted RR1 1.00 1.10 (0.97–1.26) 1.05 (0.91–1.20) 1.13 (0.98–1.30) 1.19 (1.04–1.36) 1.39 (1.06–1.82) 0.017
Adjusted RR2 1.00 1.07 (0.94–1.22) 1.01 (0.88–1.16) 1.05 (0.90–1.23) 1.10 (0.94–1.29) 1.17 (0.84–1.63) 0.352
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Adjusted RR2 1.00 1.07 (0.94–1.22) 1.01 (0.88–1.16) 1.05 (0.90–1.23) 1.10 (0.94–1.29) 1.17 (0.84–1.63) 0.3521 Adjusted for age; adolescent energy intake; race; family history of prostate cancer; education; marital status; cigarette smoking history; adult alcohol intake; adult waist circumference; body mass index at ages 18, 35, 50, and baseline; adolescent and adult physical activity; prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination screening history; diabetes history; father’s occupation; attained height; and adult intake of whole milk, cheese, ice cream, total high-fat dairy products and calcium, as appropriate.

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Adjusted for age; adolescent energy intake; race; family history of prostate cancer; education; marital status; cigarette smoking history; adult alcohol intake; body mass index at ages 18, 35, 50, and baseline; adolescent and adult physical activity; prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination screening history; father’s occupation; attained height; adult intake of whole milk, cheese, ice cream, total high-fat dairy products and calcium, as appropriate; and adolescent intake of grains, vegetables, fruits, potatoes, red meat, and sweets.