TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity and prostate cancer screening in the USA
AU - Fontaine, K. R.
AU - Heo, M.
AU - Allison, D. B.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by NIH grants P30DK056336 and AR49720-01A1.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Objective. To estimate the association between body mass index (BMI: kg/m2) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) cancer screening in a nationally representative sample of US men aged 50 years and older using data from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Respondents. Men aged 50 years or older classified by BMI as healthy weight range (18.5-24.9), overweight (25-29.9), obese class I (30-34.9), obese class II (35-39.9), and obese class III (≥40). Outcome measures. Interval since most recent screening for PSA. Results. Adjusting for age, race, smoking, education, employment, income and health insurance status, we found that, compared with men in the healthy weight range, men in the overweight [odds ratio (OR)=1.13; 95% confidence interval (95% CI)=1.04-1.35], obese class I (OR=1.26; 95% CI=1.06-1.36) and obese class II (OR=1.14, 95% CI=1.02-1.26) categories were significantly more likely to have obtained a PSA test within the previous year. A similar pattern was observed when we examined other screening intervals (e.g. within past 2 years, within past 3 years, etc.). Conclusions. Among men aged 50 years and older, overweight and obesity is associated wit obtaining a PSA test.
AB - Objective. To estimate the association between body mass index (BMI: kg/m2) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) cancer screening in a nationally representative sample of US men aged 50 years and older using data from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Respondents. Men aged 50 years or older classified by BMI as healthy weight range (18.5-24.9), overweight (25-29.9), obese class I (30-34.9), obese class II (35-39.9), and obese class III (≥40). Outcome measures. Interval since most recent screening for PSA. Results. Adjusting for age, race, smoking, education, employment, income and health insurance status, we found that, compared with men in the healthy weight range, men in the overweight [odds ratio (OR)=1.13; 95% confidence interval (95% CI)=1.04-1.35], obese class I (OR=1.26; 95% CI=1.06-1.36) and obese class II (OR=1.14, 95% CI=1.02-1.26) categories were significantly more likely to have obtained a PSA test within the previous year. A similar pattern was observed when we examined other screening intervals (e.g. within past 2 years, within past 3 years, etc.). Conclusions. Among men aged 50 years and older, overweight and obesity is associated wit obtaining a PSA test.
KW - Obesity
KW - Prostate cancer
KW - Screening behaviour
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U2 - 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.09.002
DO - 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.09.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 15949523
AN - SCOPUS:20344388517
SN - 0033-3506
VL - 119
SP - 694
EP - 698
JO - Public Health
JF - Public Health
IS - 8
ER -
