Prostate cancer in relation to the use of electric blanket or heated water bed

Kangmin Zhu; Noel S. Weiss; Janet L. Stanford; Janet R. Daling; Andy Stergachis; Barbara McKnight; Michael K. Brawer; Robert S. Levine

doi:10.1097/00001648-199901000-00016

Prostate cancer in relation to the use of electric blanket or heated water bed

Kangmin Zhu^*, Noel S. Weiss, Janet L. Stanford, Janet R. Daling, Andy Stergachis, Barbara McKnight, Michael K. Brawer, Robert S. Levine

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Abstract

Using data from a case-control study conducted in Group Health Cooperative (GHC) of Puget Sound, we examined the relation between the use of electric blankets or heated water beds and the risk of prostate cancer. Cases were 175 prostate cancer patients ages 40-69 years. Controls were 258 male GHC members frequency matched to cases. The odds ratio (OR) for prostate cancer associated with the use of an electric blanket or heated water bed was 1.4 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.9-2.2). The risk, however, did not tend to be higher with increasing months per year or years of use. This study did not provide clear evidence on the hypothesized association.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-85
Number of pages	3
Journal	Epidemiology
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00001648-199901000-00016
State	Published - Jan 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Age
Case-control studies
Electric bedding devices
Electromagnetic fields
Prostate neoplasms

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