Research Article

Obesity and the Odds of Weight Gain following Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate odds ratios for the risk of ≥10 lbs weight gain 6 months after randomization for each clinical factor.

Clinical factorNumber of menNumber of men who gained ≥10 lbs by EOTUnivariable analysisMultivariable analysis
OR (95% CI) valueAOR (95% CI) value

RT8520.18
(0.04, 0.86)
0.030.18
(0.04, 0.89)
0.04
RT + AST86101 (Ref)1 (Ref)
BMI increase per kg/m2171121.18
(1.05, 1.33)
0.011.15
(1.01, 1.31)
0.04
PSA increase per ng/mL171120.98
(0.90, 1.06)
0.580.97
(0.87, 1.08)
0.57
Age171120.93
(0.85, 1.02)
0.140.95
(0.85, 1.06)
0.38
Gleason score 8 to 102632.09
(0.39, 11.15)
0.391.17
(0.17, 7.93)
0.87
7 9461.091
(0.26, 4.56)
0.900.55
(0.10, 3.06)
0.49
6 or less5131 (Ref)1 (Ref)
T28881.98
(0.57, 6.82)
0.281.99
(0.49, 7.99)
0.33
T18341 (Ref)1 (ref)
Mod to Sev cm4152.44
(0.73, 8.15)
0.152.11
(0.54, 8.26)
0.28
No or min cm13071 (Ref)1 (Ref)

RT indicates radiotherapy; ADT: androgen deprivation therapy; BMI: body mass index; PSA: prostate-specific antigen; cm: comorbidity; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; EOT: end of treatment.