Table 2 Association of pathologic features of aggressiveness with body mass index30 (vs <25) after multivariable adjustment for patient age and pre-operative PSA

From: Obese men have more advanced and more aggressive prostate cancer at time of surgery than non-obese men after adjusting for screening PSA level and age: results from two independent nested case–control studies

Pathologic feature

Mayo Rochester (N=3061)

Mayo Florida (N=339)

 

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Prostatic volume (cm3) doubling

1.49 (1.33–1.68)

<0.0001

1.43 (0.94, 2.18)

0.099

Tumor volume (cm3) doubling

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

<0.0001

1.17 (0.95, 1.43)

0.14

Pathologic T stage a

 pT2

REF

REF

 pT3, pT4, pTxN+

1.30 (1.05–1.62)

0.02

1.45 (0.65–3.23)

0.36

Pathologic Gleason score

 5–6

REF

REF

 7

1.36 (1.17–1.60)

<0.001

1.01 (0.62–1.64)

0.96

 8–10

1.50 (1.14–1.96)

0.003

1.42 (0.55–3.66)

0.47

Positive margin

 No

REF

REF

 Yes

1.56 (1.30–1.89)

<0.001

1.61 (0.95–2.71)

0.077

Seminal vesicle involvement

 No

REF

REF

 Yes

1.41 (1.03–1.92)

0.0311

3.72 (1.05–13.2)

0.042

Extra-capsular extension

 No

REF

REF

 Yes

1.26 (1.01–1.57)

0.045

1.37 (0.77–2.46)

0.28

  1. a1997 International Union Against Cancer-American Joint Committee on Cancer.