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. 2009 Nov 24;102(2):249–254. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605461

Table 2. Initial treatment of men diagnosed with T1/T2 cancer.

      Adjusted for
   
  Black men White men Centre (n=947)
Centre and age (n=947)
Centre, age, grade, stage, and comorbidity (n=846)
  n (%) n (%) OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
Has T1/T2 cancer 332 663            
 and initial treatment recorded 314 (95) 633 (95)            
No treatment 50 (16) 188 (30)            
Hormone therapy 118 (38) 249 (39)            
Curative radiotherapy 104 (33) 123 (19) 1.67 (1.20, 2.32) 0.002 0.85 (0.58, 1.23) 0.39 0.77 (0.51, 1.14) 0.19
Curative surgery 42 (13) 73 (12) 1.44 (0.92, 2.27) 0.114 0.67 (0.38, 1.16) 0.15 0.79 (0.42, 1.48) 0.45
                 
Curative radiotherapy or surgery 146 (46) 196 (31) 1.57 (1.17, 2.10) 0.003 0.74 (0.52, 1.05) 0.088 0.71 (0.49, 1.03) 0.074

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR=odds ratio.

Comparisons are against the combination of no treatment+hormone therapy. Dummy covariates distinguish the five centres, three age groups (44–68, 69–76, and 77–94 years), three groups of Gleason scores (⩽6, 7, and 8+), two stages (T1 and T2), and three groups of Charlson scores (0, 1, and 2+).