Table 2.
Spearman rank correlation of clinicopathologic variables with PCA3 and TMPRSS2:ERG scores.
| Variable | N | rs | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum PSA | PCA3 score | 387 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| T2:ERG score | 387 | 0.03 | 0.5 | |
| Age | PCA3 score | 387 | 0.25 | < 0.0001 |
| T2:ERG score | 387 | 0.04 | 0.47 | |
| Prostate volume | PCA3 score | 302 | 0.007 | 0.9 |
| T2:ERG score | 302 | 0.03 | 0.56 | |
| Body mass index | PCA3 score | 387 | −0.03 | 0.61 |
| T2:ERG score | 387 | −0.08 | 0.13 | |
| Number of prior biopsies | PCA3 score | 387 | 0.07 | 0.16 |
| T2:ERG score | 387 | 0.09 | 0.08 | |
| Time from biopsy to urine collection | PCA3 score | 387 | 0.009 | 0.9 |
| T2:ERG score | 387 | 0.05 | 0.3 | |
| Time from diagnosis to urine collection | PCA3 score | 387 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| T2:ERG score | 387 | 0.07 | 0.17 | |
| Gleason score at study entry | PCA3 score | 387 | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| T2:ERG score | 387 | 0.2 | 0.0001 | |
| Tumor volume at study entry (% positive cores) | PCA3 score | 294 | 0.18 | 0.002 |
| T2:ERG score | 294 | 0.3 | <0.001 |