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. 2018 Jan 3;33(6):e42. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e42

Table 1. Comparison of characteristics of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2006 and 2015.

Characteristics Total 2006–2010 2011–2015 P
No. of patients 675 (100.0) 224 (33.2) 451 (66.8)
Age, yr 68.7 (62.8–74.2) 67.8 (61.3–73.4) 69.3 (63.2–74.5) 0.672
PSA, ng/mL 9.09 (5.62–25.06) 9.13 (5.44–29.11) 8.98 (5.71–23.30) 0.319
Gleason score 0.140
6 218 (32.3) 79 (35.3) 139 (30.8)
7 180 (26.7) 65 (29.0) 115 (25.5)
8–10 277 (41.0) 80 (35.7) 197 (43.7)
NCCN risk stratification 0.001
Very low 20 (3.0) 4 (1.8) 16 (3.5)
Low 77 (11.4) 12 (5.4) 65 (14.4)
Intermediate 202 (29.9) 83 (37.1) 119 (26.4)
High 132 (19.6) 36 (16.1) 96 (21.3)
Very high 110 (16.3) 37 (16.5) 73 (16.2)
Regional 37 (5.5) 12 (5.4) 25 (5.5)
Metastatic 97 (14.4) 40 (17.9) 57 (12.6)
SEER summary stage 0.189
Localized 398 (59.0) 126 (56.3) 272 (60.3)
Regional 180 (26.7) 46 (20.5) 97 (21.5)
Distant 97 (14.3) 52 (23.2) 82 (18.2)
CAPRA scores 474 (70.2) 152 (67.9) 322 (71.4) 0.663
0–2 159 (33.5) 55 (36.2) 104 (32.2)
3–5 187 (39.5) 59 (38.8) 128 (39.8)
6–10 128 (27.0) 38 (25.0) 90 (28.0)
Initial treatment 0.002
AS 9 (1.3) 2 (0.9) 7 (1.6)
RP 285 (42.2) 114 (50.9) 171 (37.9)
RT + ADT 257 (38.1) 64 (28.6) 193 (42.8)
ADT 124 (18.4) 44 (19.6) 80 (17.7)

Data are presented as number (%) or median (interquartile range).

PSA = prostate-specific antigen, NCCN = National Comprehensive Cancer Network, SEER = Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results, CAPRA = Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment, AS = active surveillance, RP = radical prostatectomy, RT = radiotherapy, ADT = androgen deprivation therapy.