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Patient characteristics according to the incidence of complications.
| Complications (n = 20) | No complications (n = 80) | p-value | |
| Age (years) | 79.3 | 79.7 | 0.72 |
| IPSS | 15.8 | 19.6 | 0.14 |
| QoL score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.86 |
| Prostate volume (g) | 124.8 | 92.2 | 0.20 |
| PSA (ng/ml) | 8.8 | 7.8 | 0.66 |
| Urinary retention | 55% | 52% | 0.80 |
| Hypertension | 80% | 66% | 0.23 |
| Diabetes | 30% | 22% | 0.48 |
| Coronary disease | 40% | 22% | 0.11 |
| Surgery | 0.42 | ||
| TURP | 17% | 83% | |
| OP | 23% | 77% |
