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. 2015 Mar 5;10(3):e0119494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119494

Table 5. Comparative cancer specific mortality between radical prostatectomy and radical radiotherapy in groups stratified by age and risk type.

Age Risk Type of treatment Prostate cancer specific mortality per 100000 P-D MRD [Mortality rate difference per 100000] SE Approx. 95% CI p-value
< 60 years low Radical prostatectomy 0.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Radical radiotherapy 0.00
intermediate Radical prostatectomy 0.21 -0.16 0.43 -1.01 0.68 0.683
Radical radiotherapy 0.38
high Radical prostatectomy 0.94 -1.89 0.98 -3.81 0.03 0.070
Radical radiotherapy 2.83
60–69 years low Radical prostatectomy 0.00 -0.51 0.30 -1.09 0.07 0.136
Radical radiotherapy 0.51
intermediate Radical prostatectomy 0.12 -0.47 0.23 -0.93 -0.02 0.095
Radical radiotherapy 0.60
high Radical prostatectomy 1.03 -0.63 0.47 -1.56 0.29 0.224
Radical radiotherapy 1.66
70–79 years low Radical prostatectomy 4.20 4.2 4.2 -4.03 12.42 0.001
Radical radiotherapy 0.00
intermediate Radical prostatectomy 0.00 -0.79 0.25 -1.29 -0.3 0.357
Radical radiotherapy 0.79
high Radical prostatectomy 1.45 0.26 1.06 -1.82 2.34 0.790
Radical radiotherapy 1.19
80+ years low Radical prostatectomy n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Radical radiotherapy n/a
intermediate Radical prostatectomy n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Radical radiotherapy 2.16
high Radical prostatectomy n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Radical radiotherapy 6.35