Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for survivors and controls
| Variable | Controls (n = 327) | Survivors (n= 109) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Min, max | 72.8, 88.2 | 72.9, 86.9 | |
| Mean (SD) | 78.2 (3.2) | 78.3 (3.2) | 0.350 a |
| Educational attainment (n = 327 + 108), n (%) | |||
| Primary school | 63 (19.3) | 21 (19.4) | 0.999 b |
| High school | 75 (22.9) | 24 (22.2) | |
| Vocational education | 63 (19.3) | 21 (19.4) | |
| College/university | 126 (38.5) | 42 (38.9) | |
| Cohabitant status (n = 325 + 109), n (%) | |||
| Living alone | 63 (19.4) | 18 (16.5) | 0.496 c |
| Living with others | 262 (80.6) | 91 (83.5) | |
| Comorbidities (self-reported; n = 277 + 107) | |||
| Min, max | 0, 8 | 0, 7 | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.6 (1.5) | 1.2 (1.4) | 0.011 |
| CCI (n = 109) | |||
| Min, max | NA | 1.0 (1.3) | a,* |
| Mean (SD) | NA | 0, 6 | |
| Primary treatment (n = 109), n (%) | |||
| RARP | NA | 67 (61.5) | NA |
| EBRT | NA | 42 (38.5) | |
| Adjuvant ADT | NA | 38 (90.5 d) | NA |
ADT = androgen deprivation therapy; CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; EBRT = external beam radiotherapy; NA = not applicable; RARP = robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy; SD = standard deviation.
*
Significance level p < 0.05.
a
p value from linear mixed model adjusting for within-pair correlations.
b
p-value χ2 test.
c
p value from hierarchical multinomial regression model adjusting for within-pair correlations.
d
Percentage of EBRT.