Table 1 Selected characteristics of the study population according to cases and controls
Characteristics | Cases (n = 394) | Controls (n = 794) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Marital status (%) | |||
Unitedb | 304 (77.2%) | 636 (80.1%) | 0.24 |
Not united | 90 (22.8%) | 158 (19.9%) | |
Educational level (%) | |||
Elementary school or less | 177 (44.9%) | 358 (45.1%) | < 0.001 |
Junior high school | 66 (16.7%) | 199 (25.1%) | |
High school | 70 (17.8%) | 144 (18.1%) | |
University or more | 81 (20.6%) | 93 (11.7%) | |
History of chronic diseasesc (%) | |||
Yes | 229 (58.1%) | 327 (41.2%) | < 0.001 |
No | 165 (41.9%) | 467 (58.8%) | |
History of STDd (%) | |||
Yes | 105 (26.7%) | 87 (11.0%) | < 0.001 |
No | 288 (73.1%) | 706 (88.9%) | |
Missing | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | |
Family history of PCe (%) | |||
Yes | 41 (10.2%) | 20 (2.6%) | < 0.001 |
No | 353 (89.6%) | 774 (97.5%) | |
Dairy consumption (portion/d) (%) | |||
Low | 124 (32.1%) | 286 (36.7%) | 0.004 |
Middle | 104 (26.1%) | 251 (31.1%) | |
High | 166 (41.8%) | 257 (32.2%) | |
Energy | |||
Mean ± SD | 2172.13 ± 717.81 | 1959.28 ± 681.88 | < 0.001 |
Life course PA patternsf (%) | |||
None | 58 (14.7%) | 74 (9.3%) | < 0.001 |
A | 98 (24.9%) | 135 (17.0%) | |
B | 218 (55.3%) | 532 (67.0%) | |
C | 20 (5.1%) | 53(6.7%) | |