T. vaginalis α-actinin antibody levels in 691 prostate cancer cases and 691 matched controls in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, 1993 to 2000
| . | Cases . | Controls . | P* . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean absorbance | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.24 | |||
| Median absorbance | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.59 | |||
| Score (n) | ||||||
| 0 (absorbance < 0.150) | 312 | 302 | ||||
| 1+ (0.150 ≤ absorbance < 0.250) | 167 | 193 | ||||
| 2+ (0.250 ≤ absorbance < 0.500) | 158 | 158 | 0.21 | |||
| 3+ (0.500 ≤ absorbance < 1.000) | 50 | 37 | ||||
| 4+ (absorbance ≥ 1.000) | 4 | 1 | ||||
| ≥3+ | 54 | 38 | 0.11 | |||
| Absorbance ≥ 0.400 (n) | 87 | 65 | 0.07 | |||
| . | Cases . | Controls . | P* . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean absorbance | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.24 | |||
| Median absorbance | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.59 | |||
| Score (n) | ||||||
| 0 (absorbance < 0.150) | 312 | 302 | ||||
| 1+ (0.150 ≤ absorbance < 0.250) | 167 | 193 | ||||
| 2+ (0.250 ≤ absorbance < 0.500) | 158 | 158 | 0.21 | |||
| 3+ (0.500 ≤ absorbance < 1.000) | 50 | 37 | ||||
| 4+ (absorbance ≥ 1.000) | 4 | 1 | ||||
| ≥3+ | 54 | 38 | 0.11 | |||
| Absorbance ≥ 0.400 (n) | 87 | 65 | 0.07 | |||
Assessed by paired t test for mean values, Wilcoxon signed rank test for median values, McNemar's test for dichotomous variables, and the likelihood ratio test for polychotomous variables.