Table 1.
Mean ± SD Study Group/Median (range) | Mean ± SD Excluded Group/Median (range) | p Value | |
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At diagnosis: | |||
Age | 65.4 ± 5.7/66 (41–83) | 65.7 ± 6.1/66 (41–92) | 0.01 |
PSA (ng/ml) | 5.2 ± 2.6/4.8 (0.18–24) | 5.2 ± 2.8/4.8 (0.18–24) | 0.40 |
PSAD (ng/ml/cc) | 0.16± 0.06/0.10 (0.02–0.69) | 0.11± 0.06/0.10 (0.004–0.69) | 0.03 |
% Free PSA* | 19.3 ± 7.2/18.0 (5–44) | 18.2 ± 7.3/17.2 (4–50) | 0.30 |
No. pos cores | 1.4 ± 0.7/1.0 (1–7) | 1.3 ± 0.7/1.0 (1–7) | 0.04 |
Max % any pos core involvement | 10.6 ± 14.7/5.0 (1–100) | 10.0 ± 14.7/5.0 (1–100) | 0.20 |
Time to 1st surveillance biopsy (mos) | 11.0 ± 3.7/12.0 (1–18) | 12.4 ± 8.2/12.0 (1–91) | <0.0001 |
Time between subsequent surveillance biopsies (mos) | 12.6 ± 2.0/12.0 (2–18) | 14.5 ± 6.8/12.0 (0–131) | <0.0001 |
No. repeat biopsies after diagnosis until reclassification | 3 ± 2.3/2 (0–11) | 3 ± 2.0/2 (0–12) | 0.60 |
Not measured in all patients.