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Obesity and prostate cancer screening in the USA
K R Fontaine1, M Heo, D B Allison
1Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. kfontai1@jhmi.edu
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 (> or =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 with obtaining a PSA test.
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