Table 1 Association of epidemiological and behavioural characteristics with Prostate cancer – univariable logistic regression
|  | Cases (n = 130) No. (%) | Controls (n = 130) No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Epidemiological characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (median [25–75 percentile]) | 71 (64–78) | 66 (61–71) | 1.07 (1.04–1.11) | < 0.001 |
Overweight or Obesity (BMI ≥ 23) | 63 (48.5) | 49 (37.7) | 1.55 (0.92–2.63) | 0.103 |
Family history of Prostate cancer (yes) | 2 (1.5) | 5 (3.9) | 0.39 (0.04–2.45) | 0.447 |
Existing of urinary tract diseases (yes) | 17 (13.1) | 20 (15.4) | 0.82 (0.39–1.76) | 0.723 |
History of urinary surgery (yes) | 10 (7.8) | 12 (9.2) | 0.83 (0.31–2.18) | 0.824 |
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (yes) | 14 (10.8) | 24 (18.5) | 0.53 (0.24–1.14) | 0.113 |
Exposed to agrochemicals (yes) | 40 (30.8) | 20 (15.4) | 2.44 (1.29–4.73) | 0.005 |
Lifestyle behaviour | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Physical activity (yes) | 68 (52.3) | 86 (66.2) | 0.65 (0.33–0.95) | 0.032 |
Current tobacco smoking (yes) | 62 (47.7) | 48 (36.9) | 1.56 (0.92–2.64) | 0.103 |
Heavy drinking (yes) | 14 (10.8) | 12 (9.2) | 1.19 (0.53–2.67) | 0.680 |
Food consumption behaviour | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Red meat (≥ 3 times/week) | 107 (82.3) | 106 (81.5) | 1.05 (0.53–2.08) | 1.000 |
Fruits (≥ 3 times/week) | 65 (50.0) | 83 (63.9) | 0.57 (0.33–0.96) | 0.033 |
Vegetables (≥ 3 times/week) | 111 (85.4) | 120 (92.3) | 0.49 (0.19–1.16) | 0.114 |
Nuts (≥ 3 times/week) | 9 (6.9) | 9 (6.9) | 1.00 (0.34–2.95) | 1.000 |
Vegetable oil (≥ 3 times/week) | 104 (80.0) | 95 (73.1) | 1.47 (0.79–2.75) | 0.242 |
Tea (≥ 3 times/week) | 56 (43.1) | 53 (40.8) | 1.10 (0.67–1.80) | 0.706 |
Coffee (≥ 3 times/week) | 82 (63.1) | 80 (61.5) | 1.07 (0.63–1.82) | 0.898 |