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Table 1 Characteristics of RP and BT patients

From: Outcome comparison of radical prostatectomy versus seed brachytherapy for clinically localized prostate cancer using two biochemical recurrence definitions

 

RP (n = 737)

BT (n = 106)

P value

Age(years)

69.0 (64.0–75.0)

78.00 (72.0–81.0)

< 0.001

tPSA(ng/ml)

11.28 (7.32–19.03)

12.13 (7.09–25.89)

0.173

Gleason score(%)

  

0.426

6

174 (23.6%)

22 (20.8%)

 

7

266 (36.1%)

34 (32.1%)

 

8

146 (19.8%)

31 (29.2%)

 

9

131 (17.8%)

16 (15.1%)

 

10

20 (2.7%)

3 (2.8%)

 

PPB

0.42 (0.25–0.58)

0.44 (0.25–0.67)

0.089

Clinical T stage (%)

  

0.003

T1

28 (3.8%)

5 (4.7%)

 

T2

461 (62.6%)

81 (76.4%)

 

T3

248 (33.6%)

20 (18.9%)

 

Charlson score (%)

  

0.001

0

542 (73.5%)

64 (60.4%)

 

1

162 (22.0%)

27 (25.5%)

 

2

24 (3.3%)

13 (12.3%)

 

3

8 (1.1%)

1 (0.9%)

 

4

1 (0.1%)

1 (0.9%)

 

D’Amico risk (%)

  

< 0.001

Low

26 (3.5%)

13 (12.3%)

 

Intermediate

118 (16.0%)

29 (27.4%)

 

High

593 (80.5%)

64 (60.4%)

 
  1. PPB: percentage of positive biopsy