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Table 1 Characteristics of prostate cancer cases and controls, PROMEN Study

From: Lifetime total and beverage specific - alcohol intake and prostate cancer risk: a case-control study

 

Cases (n = 88)

Controls (n = 272)

 

Mean (SDa)

Age, years

69.3 (8.4)

70.0 (6.3)

Education, years

12.3 (2.7)b

13.0 (2.8)

Body mass index, kg/m2

29.2 (5.2)

28.6 (4.6)

Waist to hip ratio

  
 

Percent

Race

  

   White

67.0c

93.4

   Non white

33.0

6.6

Smoking statusd

  

   Never

23.8

28.3

   Former

61.4

61.8

   Current

14.8

9.9

Drinking statuse

  

   Non-current drinkers

36.4

23.5

   Current drinkers

63.6

76.5

  1. astandard deviation; b p < 0.05, t-tests for differences in means between cases and controls; c p < 0.001, χ2 for differences in categorical variables between cases and controls; dsmoking status at the time of diagnosis in cases or interview in controls; edrinking status in the 12–24 months prior to diagnosis or interview, non-current drinkers stopped drinking at least 12–24 months prior to interview