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Table 1 Age standardized study population characteristic by controls and cases in means (standard deviations) or percents, Cancer of the Prostate Sweden Study

From: Total antioxidant intake and prostate cancer in the Cancer of the Prostate in Sweden (CAPS) study. A case control study

 

Controls

Cases

N

1112

1489

FRAP diet (mmol/d)

22.2 (8.6)

22.3 (8.4)

FRAP fruit/vegs (mmol/d)

3.5 (1.8)

3.5 (1.7)

FRAP suppl. (mmol/d)

0.6 (1.2)

0.8 (1.4)

Age

67.7 (7.5)

66.8 (7.3)

BMI

26(3)

26(3)

Current smokers (%)

12

11

Never smokers (%)

38

39

0–9 yrs education (%)

46

46

10–12 years education (%)

42

40

13+ yrs education (%)

11

14

Energy kcal/d)

2218 (655)

2283 (646)

Coffee (cups/day)

3.1 (2.0)

3.1 (1.9)

Tea (cups/day)

0.6 (1.0)

0.7 (1.0)

Chocolate (serv./d)

0.2 (0.2)

0.2 (0.3)

Berries (serv./d)

0.2 (0.2)

0.2 (0.2)

Boiled potatoes (serv./d)

0.6(0.4)

0.6(0.4)

Multivitamin use (%)

16

22

Vitamin C suppl. use (%)

12

15

Vitamin E suppl. use (%)

3

4

Calcium (mg/d)

1197 (363)

1199 (370)

Zinc (mg/d)

11.7 (1.8)

11.6 (1.9)

PSA at diagnosis

 

89 (360)