Table 2 Age-adjusted characteristics of Health Professionals Follow-up Study participants with nonmetastatic PCa, according to extreme categories of first health behaviour scores following diagnosis.

From: Post-diagnostic health behaviour scores in relation to fatal prostate cancer

Sample size:

2021 PCa Behaviour Score, n = 4968

2015 PCa Behaviour Score, n = 4605

WCRF/AICR Score, n = 5223

ACS Score, n = 5208

# Points:

0–1

3

0–1

5–6

0–2.5

5.25–7

0–1.5

5–6

n

423

1170

173

645

635

609

568

705

Mean age at diagnosis, years ± SD

69 ± 6.7

70 ± 7.0

69 ± 6.7

69 ± 6.8

69 ± 7.4

70 ± 6.7

70 ± 6.7

69 ± 6.8

Age at diagnosis, %

  <65

30

23

25

28

26

22

23

26

  65–69

28

26

35

26

28

29

30

26

  70–74

22

26

24

27

23

27

26

27

  75–79

15

18

13

14

15

16

15

15

  ≥80

5.2

6.8

2.9

5.0

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.3

Stage at diagnosis, %

  T1/N0/M0

57

61

58

66

65

57

62

63

  T2/N0/M0

42

37

41

31

34

40

36

35

  T3a/N0/M0

1.4

1.9

1.7

2.4

1.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

Gleason score at diagnosisa, %

  <7

55

60

60

59

62

59

58

58

  7

31

30

26

31

26

31

29

32

  >7

14

9.6

15

9.9

11

11

12

10

Median PSA at diagnosisa, ng/mL (IQR)

7.0 (4.7, 11)

6.6 (4.8, 10)

7.0 (4.9, 10)

6.0 (4.6, 9.2)

6.5 (4.7, 9.8)

6.4 (4.6, 9.7)

7.0 (4.9, 10)

6.3 (4.7, 9.1)

PSA at diagnosisa, %

  ≤6

40

43

40

50

46

46

40

46

  >6–10

31

32

37

28

31

32

34

33

  >10–20

18

19

11

16

16

17

18

15

  >20

11

5.7

12

6.2

7.4

6.2

8.3

5.5

Primary treatmenta, %

  Radical prostatectomy

40

52

43

43

43

48

43

50

  Radiation

40

34

43

42

42

35

43

36

  Hormone therapy

9.8

4.1

7.3

3.3

4.8

6.0

6.0

3.6

  Watchful waiting

7.1

8.1

3.8

9.9

7.5

8.9

6.2

8.7

  Other

3.3

1.6

2.5

1.6

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.4

Year of diagnosis, %

  1994 or earlier

23

23

25

17

16

25

18

17

  1995–1999

22

21

18

21

24

20

23

21

  2000–2004

27

23

29

26

28

25

30

23

  2005–2009

21

24

20

25

24

19

20

26

  2010 or later

7.5

9.3

6.8

11

7.8

12

8.4

13

Non-Hispanic White, %

95

97

95

97

96

95

97

97

Family history of PCa, %

11

18

18

17

15

17

14

17

  1. Notes: all values calculated based on individuals without missing data; percentages may not add up as expected due to rounding.
  2. ACS American Cancer Society, AICR American Institute for Cancer Research, IQR interquartile range, PCa prostate cancer, PSA prostate-specific antigen, SD standard deviation, WCRF World Cancer Research Fund.
  3. aAmong individuals with information available.