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. 2017 Jul 5;7:4630. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04951-8

Table 3.

Patient characteristics.

Group 1 6 Group 2 Group 3 p value
Post-operative Gleason score ≤ Post-operative Gleason score 7 (3 + 4) Post-operative Gleason score 7 (4 + 3) and over
Mean ± Standard Deviation
 No. n = 25 n = 71 n = 66
 Age (years) 65.72 ± 6.07 66.45 ± 5.82 68.70 ± 5.07 0.022a
 NPFV (cm3) 1.84 ± 0.76 2.45 ± 1.13 2.8 ± 1.56 0.001a
 AFA (cm2) 137.51 ± 65.12 126.12 ± 50.75 144.42 ± 61.27 0.177a
 SFT (cm) 3.84 ± 1.56 3.7 ± 1.18 3.8 ± 1.34 0.853a
 BMI (kg/m2) 27.87 ± 4.69 27.31 ± 3.61 27.73 ± 4.28 0.781a
 Initial PSA (ng/ml) 9.86 ± 5.29 11.06 ± 5.71 15.21 ± 11.11 0.006b
 PV (cm3) 63.29 ± 26.99 54.71 ± 32.07 51.01 ± 19.94 0.051b
WHO classification N (%)*
 No. n = 23 n = 69 n = 64 0.946c
 Normal weight 7 (30.4) 22 (31.9) 18 (28.1)
 Overweight 9 (39.1) 31 (44.9) 30 (46.9)
 Obesity 7 (30.4) 16 (23.2) 16 (25)
Pathological stage N (%)*
 No. n = 25 n = 71 n = 66 0.001c
 T2 20 (80) 43 (60.6) 25 (37.9)
 T3 5 (20) 28 (39.4) 41 (62.1)
D’Amico risk classification N (%)*
 No. n = 25 n = 71 n = 66 <0.001c
 Low 18 (72) 18 (25.4) 2 (3)
 Intermediate 6 (24) 40 (56.3) 27 (40.9)
 High 1 (4) 13 (18.3) 37 (56.1)

NPFV = Normalised periprostatic fat volume; AFA = Abdominal fat area; SFT = Subcutaneous fat thickness; BMI = Body mass index; PSA = Prostate specific antigen; PV = Prostate volume.

Patients were stratified according to post-operative Gleason score.

aANOVA, bKruskal-Wallis test, c χ 2 test.

*(%) within each group.

P value is significant <0.05.