Table 1.
Characteristics of participants’ pathology and clinical profile.
| Parameters | BPH | PCa | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of subjects | 30 | 35 | ||
| Age (years) | 72.60 ± 8.58 | 74.31 ± 6.78 | 0.360a | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.12 ± 3.51 | 24.58 ± 3.47 | 0.099b | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | 1(3.3%) | 2(5.7%) | 0.648c | |
| PSA (ng/mL) | 16.12 ± 17.25 | 21.70 ± 17.16 | 0.060a | |
| Gleason score | 3 + 3 | - | 4 | |
| 3 + 4 | - | 4 | ||
| 3 + 5 | - | 1 | ||
| 4 + 3 | - | 2 | ||
| 4 + 4 | - | 7 | ||
| 4 + 5 | - | 10 | ||
| 5 + 3 | - | 3 | ||
| 5 + 4 | - | 3 | ||
| 5 + 5 | - | 1 | ||
| Tumor size(cm3) | 107.21 ± 69.87 | 119.83 ± 60.83 | 0.114a |
Data were presented as Mean ± SEM; a: Mann-Whitney U test, b: unpaired Student’ s t-test, c: chi-square test, and the statistically significant P-values were highlighted in bold.