Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristic | N | Median value (range) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 100 | 65 (48–84) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 100 | 28.7 (20.5–50.7) |
| Prostate specific antigen (ng/ml) | 100 | 6.0 (0.4–59.1) |
| No. of days prior to biopsy that culture was obtained | 83 | 14 (4–119) |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 100 | 2 (0–8) |
| First-time prostate biopsy | 71 | |
| No. of previous biopsies | ||
| 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| >2 | 4 | |
| No. with diabetes | 29 | |
| Race or ethnicitya | ||
| Caucasian | 72 | |
| Black | 7 | |
| Hispanic | 15 | |
| Asian | 5 | |
| Hawaiian | 2 |
a
One subject had two race/ethnicity identities.