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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
Some studies have suggested that diabetes mellitus may decrease the risk of prostate cancer because of lower insulin levels. To further investigate the relation between diabetes and prostate cancer, a nested case-control study was conducted within the US Physicians' Health Study. Cases (n = 1,110) had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, confirmed on medical record review, during follow-up in 1982-1995. Controls (n = 1,110) were selected randomly from men free of prostate cancer and were matched on age and date of randomization. Information on personal history of diabetes and other diseases, lifestyle habits, and body weight/height was self-reported. Logistic regression analysis showed that the odds ratio for prostate cancer was 0.64 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.43, 0.95) for men with diabetes, relative to those without the disease, after adjustment for potential confounders. Odds ratio estimates were 0.63 (95% CI: 0.35, 1.14), 0.77 (95% CI: 0.35, 1.72), 0.59 (95% CI: 0.21, 1.66), and 0.59 (95% CI: 0.27, 1.27) for diabetes diagnosed 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, and > or = 16 years prior to prostate cancer diagnosis (p for trend < 0.05). Adjusted odds ratios were 1.44 (95% CI: 0.34, 6.17) for stage A prostate cancer and 0.48 (95% CI: 0.28, 0.83) for stages B-D. Results suggest that history of diabetes may be associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer, especially late-stage tumors.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0002-9262
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
978-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
History of diabetes mellitus and risk of prostate cancer in physicians.
pubmed:affiliation
United States Military Cancer Institute, Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037-5001, USA. kangmin.zhu@na.amedd.army.mil
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.