Fig. 1From: Pre-diagnostic metabolite concentrations and prostate cancer risk in 1077 cases and 1077 matched controls in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and NutritionStatistical significance of associations between metabolite concentrations and risk of overall prostate cancer. The analysis included 1077 matched case-control sets. Statistical significance was plotted as –log10(p values). The dashed line represents conventionally statistical significance at α = 0.05. Filled circles represent positive associations, and unfilled circles represent inverse associations. The p values were derived from a conditional logistic regression using log metabolite concentration as a continuous variable and adjusting for exact age (continuously), body mass index (fourths; unknown), smoking (never; past; current; unknown), alcohol intake (<10; 10–19; 20–39; ≥40 g of alcohol per day; unknown), education (primary or none; secondary; degree level; unknown) and marital status (married or cohabiting; not married or cohabiting; unknown)Back to article page