Table 2.

Cause of Death According to Study Group, Age at Diagnosis, and Tumor Risk.^*

Cause of Death	Radical Prostatectomy (N = 347)						Watchful Waiting (N = 348)
	All Men	Age <65 yr	Age ≥65 yr	Low Risk	Intermediate Risk	High Risk	All Men	Age <65 yr	Age ≥65 yr	Low Risk	Intermediate Risk	High Risk
	number
Prostate cancer	63	31	32	11	24	28	99	58	41	20	50	29
Other cause	137	38	99	40	63	34	148	54	94	65	45	38
With metastases	10	3	7	1	3	6	19	8	11	5	6	8
Without metastases but with local progression or recurrence	14	2	12	2	9	3	28	8	20	8	11	9
With unknown status regarding metastasis but with local progression	5	1	4	1	3	1	12	4	8	6	1	5
With no evidence of metastases or local progression or recurrence	107	32	75	36	48	23	88	33	55	46	27	15
Within first month after randomization	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Any cause	200	69	131	51	87	62	247	112	135	85	95	67

^*All events were evaluated by the dependent end-point committee.