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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Dec 12.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2007 Sep 15;121(6):1319–1324. doi: 10.1002/ijc.22806

TABLE II.

MEAN PhIP-DNA ADDUCT LEVELS IN PROSTATE NON-TUMOR CELLS EXPRESSED AS ABSORBANCE UNITS FOR ALL SUBJECTS AND STRATIFIED BY RACE

All subjects (n = 264) Caucasians (n = 162) African–Americans (n = 102)



n Mean ± SE p value n Mean ± SE p value n Mean ± SE p value
Age at prostatectomy
 <60 114 0.167 ± 0.004 0.99 66 0.169 ± 0.005 0.53 48 0.164 ± 0.007 0.47
 60+ 150 0.167 ± 0.004 96 0.165 ± 0.004 54 0.171 ± 0.006
PSA at diagnosis
 Low (<4 ng/mL) 45 0.105 ± 0.004 0.88 34 0.161 ± 0.007 0.56 11 0.153 ± 0.014 0.37
 Moderate (4–10 ng/mL) 176 0.105 ± 0.002 98 0.170 ± 0.004 78 0.168 ± 0.005
 High (>10 ng/mL) 43 0.103 ± 0.004 30 0.162 ± 0.008 13 0.179 ± 0.013
Tumor Volume
 Low (<20% of gland) 136 0.173 ± 0.004 0.02 82 0.175 ± 0.005 0.02 54 0.171 ± 0.006 0.52
 High (≥20% of gland) 128 0.161 ± 0.004 80 0.159 ± 0.005 48 0.165 ± 0.007
Prostate volume
 Low (<65 cc) 133 0.171 ± 0.004 0.11 78 0.172 ± 0.005 0.11 55 0.170 ± 0.006 0.59
 High (≥65 cc) 131 0.163 ± 0.004 84 0.161 ± 0.005 47 0.165 ± 0.007
Tumor stage
 2 204 0.166 ± 0.003 0.65 125 0.167 ± 0.004 0.81 79 0.166 ± 0.005 0.31
 3 or 4 60 0.169 ± 0.006 37 0.165 ± 0.007 23 0.177 ± 0.010
Advanced Gleason Grade1
 No 200 0.165 ± 0.003 0.09 122 0.167 ± 0.004 0.94 78 0.161 ± 0.005 0.005
 Yes 64 0.175 ± 0.005 40 0.166 ± 0.007 24 0.190 ± 0.009
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No = Gleason sum 6 or less or Gleason sum 7 and primary Gleason grade 3 or lower; Yes 5 Gleason sum 8 or higher or Gleason sum 7 and primary Gleason grade 4 or higher.