Table 2B. Clinical and pathological variables associated with unfavorable disease, positive surgical margins and predominant Gleason score 4.
Unfavorable Disease | Positive margins | Predominant Gleason 4 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n=316) | Yes (n=22) | p-value | No (n=302) | Yes (n=36) | p-value | No (n=276) | Yes (n=62) | p-value | |
Age (years) | 63.5 [59 ; 67] | 63.5 [59.5 ; 66] | 0,904 | 64 [59 ; 67] | 61.5 [55.5 ; 65] | 0.136 | 63 [58 ; 67] | 64.5 [60 ; 68] | 0,168 |
PSA (ng/mL) | 5.6 [4.4 ; 7.3] | 5.5 [4 ; 6.3] | 0,244 | 5.64 [4.29 ; 7.25] | 5.03 [4.14 ; 7.27] | 0.451 | 5.6 [4.4 ; 7.3] | 5.6 [4.1 ; 7] | 0,43 |
PSA density | 0.12 [0.09 ; 0.15] | 0.11 [0.06 ; 0.14] | 0,068 | 0.12 [0.09 ; 0.15] | 0.12 [0.09 ; 0.15] | 0.925 | 0.12 [0.09 ; 0.15] | 0.11 [0.07 ; 0.15] | 0,073 |
Prostate Volume | 48 [40 ; 55] | 52 [41 ; 61.3] | 0,085 | 49 [41 ; 55] | 45 [38.5 ; 53.75] | 0.102 | 47.5 [40 ; 55] | 51.5 [41 ; 60] | 0,011 |
Familiarity, Yes | 20 (6.3) | 1 (4.5) | 1,000 | 19 (6.3) | 2 (5.6) | 1.000 | 17 (6.2) | 4 (6.5) | 1,000 |
PNI, Yes | 17 (5.4) | 3 (13.6) | 0,132 | 17 (5.6) | 3 (8.3) | 0.458 | 9 (3.3) | 11 (17.7) | <0.001 |
Nr of Positive Cores. 2 | 146 (46.2) | 14 (63.6) | 0,123 | 146 (48.3) | 14 (38.9) | 0.283 | 129 (46.7) | 31 (50) | 0,642 |
CIPC (%) | 25 [10 ; 35] | 40 [30 ; 60] | <0.001 | 25 [10 ; 35] | 30 [20 ; 40] | 0.027 | 20 [10 ; 30] | 40 [30 ; 50] | <0.001 |
Positive DRE | 32 (10.1) | 4 (18.2) | 0,273 | 32 (10.6) | 4 (11.1) | 1.000 | 28 (10.1) | 8 (12.9) | 0,525 |
Testosterone (ng/dL) | 456 [390 ; 567] | 290 [250 ; 300] | <0.001 | 456 [389 ; 566.25] | 400.5 [290 ; 540.5] | 0.0643 | 477 [398.3 ; 597.3] | 300 [254.5 ; 502] | <0.001 |
Testosterone <300 ng/dL | 39 (12.3) | 14 (63.6) | <0.001 | 43 (14.2) | 10 (27.8) | 0.035 | 25 (9.1) | 28 (45.2) | <0.001 |
CIPC: cancer involvement in positive cores; DRE: Digital rectal examination; PNI: perineural invasion; PSA: prostate-specific antigen