Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd., Suite 320, Bethesda, MD 20982, USA.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Sep;20(9):1850-60. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0403. Epub 2011 Jul 22.
Vitamin D compounds inhibit prostate tumorigenesis experimentally, but epidemiologic data are inconsistent with respect to prostate cancer risk, with some studies suggesting nonsignificant positive associations.
The 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D]-prostate cancer relation was examined in a nested case-control study within the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study of 50- to 69-year-old Finnish men. We matched 1,000 controls to 1,000 cases diagnosed during up to 20 years of follow-up on the basis of age (±1 year) and fasting blood collection date (±30 days). Conditional multivariate logistic regression models estimated ORs and 95% CIs. All statistical significance testing was 2-sided.
Cases had nonsignificantly 3% higher serum 25(OH)D levels (P = 0.19). ORs (95% CIs) for increasing season-specific quintiles of 25(OH)D concentrations were 1.00 (reference), 1.29 (0.95-1.74), 1.34 (1.00-1.80), 1.26 (0.93-1.72), and 1.56 (1.15-2.12), with P(trend) = 0.01. Analyses based on prespecified clinical categories and season-adjusted values yielded similar results. These findings seemed stronger for aggressive disease [OR (95% CI) for fifth quintile of serum 25(OH)D [1.70 (1.05-2.76), P(trend) = 0.02], among men with greater physical activity [1.85 (1.26-2.72), P(trend) = 0.002], higher concentrations of serum total cholesterol [2.09 (1.36-3.21), P(trend) = 0.003] or α-tocopherol [2.00 (1.30-3.07), P(trend) = 0.01] and higher intakes of total calcium [1.82 (1.20-2.76), P(trend) = 0.01] or vitamin D [1.69 (1.04-2.75), P(trend) = 0.08], or among those who had received the trial α-tocopherol supplements [1.74 (1.15-2.64), P(trend) = 0.006].
Our findings indicate that men with higher vitamin D blood levels are at increased risk of developing prostate cancer.
Greater caution is warranted with respect to recommendations for high-dose vitamin D supplementation and higher population target blood levels.
维生素 D 化合物在实验中抑制前列腺肿瘤的发生,但关于前列腺癌风险的流行病学数据并不一致,一些研究表明存在无显著性的正相关关系。
在一项针对 50 至 69 岁芬兰男性的 α-生育酚、β-胡萝卜素癌症预防研究中,我们在嵌套病例对照研究中检查了 25-羟维生素 D [25(OH)D]-前列腺癌的关系。我们根据年龄(±1 岁)和空腹采血日期(±30 天),将 1000 名病例与 1000 名匹配的对照相匹配。条件多变量逻辑回归模型估计了 ORs 和 95%置信区间。所有的统计显著性检验均为双侧。
病例的血清 25(OH)D 水平平均高出 3%(P = 0.19)。按季节特异性 25(OH)D 浓度五分位数递增的 OR(95%CI)分别为 1.00(参考)、1.29(0.95-1.74)、1.34(1.00-1.80)、1.26(0.93-1.72)和 1.56(1.15-2.12),P(趋势)= 0.01。基于预定义的临床类别和季节调整值的分析得出了类似的结果。这些发现对于侵袭性疾病似乎更强[血清 25(OH)D 第 5 个五分位数的 OR(95%CI)为 1.70(1.05-2.76),P(趋势)= 0.02],对于体力活动较多的男性[1.85(1.26-2.72),P(趋势)= 0.002],血清总胆固醇[2.09(1.36-3.21),P(趋势)= 0.003]或α-生育酚[2.00(1.30-3.07),P(趋势)= 0.01]浓度较高,总钙[1.82(1.20-2.76),P(趋势)= 0.01]或维生素 D [1.69(1.04-2.75),P(趋势)= 0.08]摄入量较高,或接受试验α-生育酚补充剂的男性[1.74(1.15-2.64),P(趋势)= 0.006]。
我们的研究结果表明,血清维生素 D 水平较高的男性患前列腺癌的风险增加。
对于高剂量维生素 D 补充和更高的人群目标血液水平的建议,需要更加谨慎。