Table 1

Selected baseline characteristics (medians and interquartile ranges, or percents) for cases and controls

Characteristic Case (n=2335) Control (n=2705) p value*
Age 62.84 (58.69-66.59) 62.78 (58.56-66.40) 0.684
Number with family Hx of PCa (%)** 174 (7) 129 (5) <0.001
BMI# 26.50 (24.45-28.85) 26.58 (24.38-28.73) 0.7387

p-value based on Chi-squared tests (for categorical variables) and Wilcoxon rank sum tests (for continuous variables)
** Family history data available on only 88% of these subjects
# BMI data available on only 74% of these subjects


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