Table 2.
Kaplan–Meier estimates of survival and hazard ratios (HR) of death and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI), among 777 men diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to Mediterranean Diet Score and physical activity. Italy, 1995–2002.
| Score | Patients | Deaths | Survival Probabilities | HR (95% CI) a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | 5 Years | 10 Years | 15 Years | |||
| Mediterranean Diet Score | |||||||
| Low (0–4) | 394 | 180 | (45.7) | 86.3% | 69.5% | 50.7% | Reference |
| High (5–9) | 383 | 151 | (39.4) | 92.4% | 76.5% | 57.3% | 0.80 (0.60–1.00) |
| Physical activity | |||||||
| Low/Moderate | 389 | 183 | (47.0) | 87.6% | 69.3% | 49.5% | Reference |
| High | 388 | 148 | (38.1) | 91.0% | 76.6% | 58.5% | 0.79 (0.63–0.98) |
| Mediterranean Diet Score and Physical activity | |||||||
| Low and Low/Moderate | 197 | 66 | (33.5) | 89.8% | 84.2% | 66.2% | Reference |
| Low and High | 197 | 53 | (26.9) | 94.9% | 88.3% | 72.8% | 0.70 (0.48 to 1.02) |
| High and Low/Moderate | 234 | 55 | (23.5) | 97.0% | 92.7% | 76.3% | 0.66 (0.46 to 0.95) |
| High and High | 149 | 34 | (22.8) | 94.0% | 91.3% | 76.9% | 0.58 (0.38 to 0.90) |
a Estimated using Cox proportional hazard model adjusted for area of residence at diagnosis, calendar period of cancer diagnosis, age at diagnosis, years of education, Gleason score, abdominal obesity, tobacco smoking, and total energy intake.