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. 2022 Aug 26;127(9):1670–1679. doi: 10.1038/s41416-022-01948-7

Table 3.

Health behaviour scores lagged by 4–6 years in relation to risk of fatal PCa for Health Professionals Follow-up Study participants diagnosed with nonmetastatic PCa, with follow-up starting at the time of diagnosis.

2021 PCa Behaviour Score
Per point 0–1 pts 1.5 pts 2 pts 2.5 pts 3 pts Ptrend
No. of events/person-years 219/51,372 25/3717 33/7947 56/11,276 53/15,589 52/12,843
Event rate per 1000 person-years 4.3 6.7 4.2 5.0 3.4 4.1
Age-Adj HR (95% CI) 0.88 (0.79, 0.98) 1.00 0.54 (0.32, 0.91) 0.58 (0.36, 0.94) 0.46 (0.28, 0.74) 0.50 (0.31, 0.81) 0.02
aMV-Adj 1 HR (95% CI) 0.87 (0.78, 0.98) 1.00 0.54 (0.32, 0.91) 0.58 (0.36, 0.93) 0.45 (0.28, 0.74) 0.48 (0.29, 0.79) 0.02
bMV-Adj 2 HR (95% CI) 0.94 (0.84, 1.05) 1.00 0.66 (0.39, 1.12) 0.80 (0.49, 1.31) 0.62 (0.37, 1.01) 0.71 (0.42, 1.17) 0.27
cMV-Adj 3 HR (95% CI) 0.98 (0.86, 1.12) 1.00 0.68 (0.39, 1.19) 0.88 (0.52, 1.51) 0.71 (0.41, 1.23) 0.84 (0.46, 1.52) 0.77
2015 PCa Behaviour Score
Per point 0–1 pts 2 pts 3 pts 4 pts 5–6 pts Ptrend
No. of events/person-years 183/45,899 13/1993 43/8005 74/18,324 33/12,504 20/5073
Event rate per 1000 person-years 4.0 6.5 5.4 4.0 2.6 3.9
Age-Adj HR (95% CI) 0.78 (0.67, 0.90) 1.00 0.74 (0.40, 1.38) 0.50 (0.28, 0.91) 0.33 (0.17, 0.63) 0.51 (0.25, 1.03) <0.001
dMV-Adj 1 HR (95% CI) 0.78 (0.67, 0.90) 1.00 0.73 (0.39, 1.36) 0.50 (0.27, 0.91) 0.32 (0.17, 0.62) 0.51 (0.25, 1.03) <0.001
bMV-Adj 2 HR (95% CI) 0.82 (0.70, 0.95) 1.00 0.80 (0.42, 1.52) 0.58 (0.32, 1.08) 0.39 (0.20, 0.76) 0.64 (0.31, 1.33) 0.01
cMV-Adj 3 HR (95% CI) 0.81 (0.68, 0.97) 1.00 0.99 (0.50, 1.94) 0.71 (0.36, 1.41) 0.45 (0.21, 0.95) 0.68 (0.29, 1.57) 0.02
WCRF/AICR Score
Per point 0–2.5 pts 2.75–3.25 pts 3.5–4.25 pts 4.5–5 pts 5.25–7 pts Ptrend
No. of events/person-years 208/49,669 22/5894 49/10,305 66/19,070 45/9300 26/5100
Event rate per 1000 person-years 4.2 3.7 4.8 3.5 4.8 5.1
Age-Adj HR (95% CI) 1.01 (0.90, 1.14) 1.00 1.30 (0.78, 2.15) 0.87 (0.54, 1.42) 1.15 (0.69, 1.92) 1.21 (0.68, 2.14) 0.75
eMV-Adj 1 HR (95% CI) 0.99 (0.88, 1.13) 1.00 1.30 (0.78, 2.15) 0.84 (0.52, 1.38) 1.12 (0.67, 1.90) 1.10 (0.61, 1.97) 0.99
bMV-Adj 2 HR (95% CI) 1.01 (0.89, 1.14) 1.00 1.28 (0.76, 2.14) 0.90 (0.55, 1.48) 1.27 (0.74, 2.16) 1.06 (0.58, 1.93) 0.84
cMV-Adj 3 HR (95% CI) 1.02 (0.87, 1.19) 1.00 1.35 (0.79, 2.31) 0.98 (0.58, 1.68) 1.39 (0.76, 2.52) 1.16 (0.57, 2.35) 0.70
ACS Score
Per point 0–1.5 pts 2–2.5 pts 3–3.5 pts 4–4.5 pts 5–6 pts Ptrend
No. of events/person-years 207/49,493 24/4780 45/9747 60/14,925 43/12,585 35/7457
Event rate per 1000 person-years 4.2 5.0 4.6 4.0 3.4 4.7
Age-Adj HR (95% CI) 0.94 (0.84, 1.06) 1.00 0.91 (0.55, 1.51) 0.74 (0.46, 1.20) 0.65 (0.39, 1.07) 0.89 (0.53, 1.51) 0.30
fMV-Adj 1 HR (95% CI) 0.93 (0.82, 1.05) 1.00 0.91 (0.55, 1.50) 0.74 (0.46, 1.19) 0.64 (0.39, 1.07) 0.85 (0.50, 1.46) 0.23
bMV-Adj 2 HR (95% CI) 0.98 (0.87, 1.11) 1.00 1.09 (0.65, 1.82) 0.89 (0.54, 1.46) 0.87 (0.51, 1.46) 1.05 (0.60, 1.83) 0.75
cMV-Adj 3 HR (95% CI) 1.06 (0.91, 1.23) 1.00 1.18 (0.69, 2.01) 1.01 (0.58, 1.75) 1.08 (0.59, 1.96) 1.42 (0.74, 2.73) 0.46

ACS American Cancer Society, AICR American Institute for Cancer Research, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, MV-Adj multivariable-adjusted, PCa prostate cancer, pts points, WCRF World Cancer Research Fund.

aAdditionally adjusted for non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity, family history of PCa, selenium, calories, whole milk, wine, processed meat, tomatoes, and fatty fish.

bAdjusted for all variables in MV-Adj 1, clinical stage, Gleason score, prostate-specific antigen levels, and treatment.

cAdjusted for all variables in MV-Adj 2 and health behaviour score 8–10 years pre-diagnosis.

dAdditionally adjusted for non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity, family history of PCa, selenium, calories, whole milk, and wine.

eAdditionally adjusted for non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity, family history of PCa, selenium, calories, smoking, whole milk, and fatty fish.

fAdditionally adjusted for non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity, family history of PCa, selenium, calories, smoking, whole milk, alcohol, and fatty fish.