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Characteristics of the study subjects
| Age (years) | |
| Mean and SD | 65.2 ± 7.1 |
| Range | 51–81 |
| Initial value of serum PSA (ng ml−1) | |
| Mean and SD | 8.56 ± 3.5 |
| Range | 4.7–16.5 |
| Pathological stage | |
| pT2a | 8 |
| pT2b | 8 |
| pT2c | 8 |
| pT3a | 6 |
| pT3b | 1 |
| Highest Gleason score | |
| 6 (3 + 3) | 5 |
| 7 (4 + 3, 3 + 4) | 16 |
| 8 (5 + 3, 4 + 4) | 10 |
PSA, prostate-specific antigen; SD, standard deviation.
