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. 2016 May-Jun;42(3):472–478. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2015.0116

Table 2. The mean %∆ PSA values for study and control groups.

%∆1st hour %∆5th hour %∆24th hour %∆ 72th hour
Study group tPSA 10.52±1.64 7.86±1.77 1.53±1.66 1.49±1.76
Control group tPSA 1.69±1.08 -0.19±1.21 2.00±5.82 -3.00±2.66
p* 0.0002 0.0018 0.9238 0.1469
Study group fPSA 9.91±3.00 8.82±2.01 1.12±1.63 -4.06±1.71
Control group fPSA 1.25±1.05 -0.14±1.16 1.44±5.74 -3.22±2.64
p* 0.0338 0.0018 0.9483 0.7798
Study group cPSA 4.26±2.08 4.68±1.77 1.72±2.22 2.84±2.50
Control group cPSA 2.57±2.24 1.54±2.47 0.47±2.59 -0.91±3.17
p* 0.6000 0.2948 0.7239 0.3601

(Mean ± SEM). (tPSA = total prostate-specific antigen; fPSA = free PSA; cPSA = complexed PSA). *Unpaired t test.