Table 4. The peak intensity value of lesions with different locations in low- and high-grade tumour groups.
Gleason score | Location | n | Peak intensity | p-value |
Low-grade | Medial PZ | 23 | 5.55±1.99 | |
Lateral PZ | 31 | 9.82±1.69 | ||
TZ | 12 | 14.54±0.94 | ||
Total | 66 | 9.19±3.60 | <0.001 | |
High-grade | Medial PZ | 59 | 6.93±3.00 | |
Lateral PZ | 65 | 10.91±2.64 | ||
TZ | 40 | 13.37±2.59 | ||
Total | 164 | 10.08±3.75 | <0.001 |
PZ, peripheral zone; TZ, transition zone.
p-value obtained using analysis of variance.