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. 2004 Oct 26;91(10):1755–1757. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602211

Table 1. Characteristics of patients with benign prostatic disease and prostate cancer.

	Benign prostatic disease (n=59)	Prostate cancer (n=86)	P-value
Age (⩽70/>70 years)	45/14	52/34	0.069
Stage (T1–T2/T3–T4/Met)		37/37/12
Gleason score (2–6, 7, 8–10)		46/24/16
Total PSA (ng ml⁻¹)a	7.0 (0.8–39)	14.6 (0.5–146)	<0.001
Interleukin-6 (pg ml⁻¹)a	2.3 (0.7–12.9)	2.3 (0.8–28.1)	0.526
C-reactive protein (mg l⁻¹)a	2.0 (0.1–21)	1.8 (0.3–50)	0.891

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Median (range).