FIGURES AND TABLES

Figure 1.

Multivariate HRs and 95% CIs for prostate cancer by quintile of observed intake of protein and calcium. All models are stratified by centre and adjusted for education, marital status, height, weight and energy intake. Mean intakes in each quintile based on 24-h recall data are: 80, 90, 98, 105 and 121 g day^-1 for protein; 47, 59, 64, 69 and 80 g day^-1 for animal protein; 10, 14, 17, 21 and 27 g day^-1 for dairy protein; 29, 33, 36, 38 and 47 g day^-1 for plant protein; 0.78, 0.92, 1.01, 1.10 and 1.32 g day^-1 for total calcium; 0.30, 0.44, 0.56, 0.68 and 0.88 g day^-1 for dairy calcium; and 0.38, 0.42, 0.45, 1.8 and 5.5 g day^-1 for nondairy calcium. ^a P-values for trend are obtained by entering the continuous variable in the model. ^bGreece excluded. ^cUmeå excluded.

Table 1 - Description of the study cohorts with men participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

Table 2 - Baseline nondietary characteristics of prostate cancer cases and noncases in EPIC.

Table 3 - Multivariate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for prostate cancer among 142 520 men in the EPIC cohort by fifths of observed intake of meat, fish and dairy foods.

Table 4 - Multivariate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for prostate cancer among 142 520 men in the EPIC cohort for specified increments in observed (uncalibrated) and calibrated intakes of protein and calcium.