Table 1.
Distribution of 777 men diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to baseline characteristics, Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) and physical activity. Italy, 1995–2002.
| MDS | Physical Activity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (0–4) | High (5–9) | Low/Moderate | High | |||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| <65 | 158 | (40.1) | 156 | (40.7) | 178 | (41.3) | 136 | (39.3) |
| ≥65 | 236 | (59.9) | 227 | (59.3) | 253 | (58.7) | 210 | (60.7) |
| p = 0.858 | p = 0.574 | |||||||
| Education (years) | ||||||||
| <7 | 230 | (58.4) | 166 | (43.3) | 162 | (37.5) | 234 | (67.6) |
| 7 to 11 | 94 | (23.9) | 133 | (34.7) | 157 | (36.3) | 71 | (20.5) |
| ≥12 | 70 | (17.8) | 84 | (21.9) | 113 | (26.2) | 41 | (11.9) |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |||||||
| Gleason score | ||||||||
| 2–6 | 195 | (49.5) | 200 | (52.2) | 232 | (53.8) | 163 | (47.1) |
| 7 | 83 | (21.1) | 81 | (21.2) | 92 | (21.3) | 72 | (20.8) |
| 8–10 | 73 | (18.5) | 47 | (12.3) | 59 | (13.6) | 61 | (17.6) |
| Unknown | 43 | (10.9) | 55 | (14.4) | 48 | (11.1) | 50 | (14.5) |
| p = 0.071 | p = 0.149 | |||||||
| Tobacco smoking | ||||||||
| Never | 121 | (30.7) | 104 | (27.2) | 125 | (29.0) | 100 | (28.9) |
| Former | 185 | (47.0) | 214 | (55.9) | 219 | (50.8) | 180 | (52.0) |
| Current | 88 | (22.3) | 65 | (17.0) | 87 | (20.2) | 66 | (19.1) |
| p = 0.035 | p = 0.916 | |||||||
| Central obesity a | ||||||||
| No | 256 | (65.0) | 254 | (66.3) | 281 | (65.2) | 229 | (66.2) |
| Yes | 138 | (35.0) | 129 | (33.7) | 150 | (34.8) | 117 | (33.8) |
| p = 0.693 | p = 0.773 | |||||||
| Total energy intake (kJ) | ||||||||
| <9811 | 133 | (33.8) | 125 | (32.6) | 178 | (41.3) | 80 | (23.1) |
| 9811 to <12,502 | 130 | (33.0) | 129 | (33.7) | 151 | (35.0) | 108 | (31.2) |
| ≥12,502 | 131 | (33.3) | 129 | (33.7) | 102 | (23.7) | 158 | (45.7) |
| p = 0.946 | p < 0.001 | |||||||
a Defined as waist circumference >102 cm (or BMI >27.7 kg/m2 when information on waist was missing).