Table 1.
Washington University Prostate Cancer Cohort Characteristics (n = 1,158).
| Patient characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at surgery,a mean (SD) | 60.6 (7.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 1,087 (93.9) |
| Black | 71 (6.1) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 762 (65.8) |
| Rural | 396 (34.2) |
| Education | |
| Some college or more | 840 (72.5) |
| Less than college | 318 (27.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 997 (86.1) |
| Not married | 161 (13.9) |
| Disease aggressiveness b | |
| High risk | 382 (33.0) |
| Low risk | 776 (67.0) |
| Urologist visit in 6 months post radical prostatectomy c | |
| Yes | 787 (68.0) |
| No | 371 (32. 0) |
| Urologist visit in 1st year post radical prostatectomyc | |
| Yes | 959 (82.8) |
| No | 199 (17.2) |
| Urologist visit in 2nd year post radical prostatectomy | |
| Yes | 746 (64.4) |
| No | 412 (35.6) |
| Any follow-up visit in 6 months post radical prostatectomy c,d | |
| Yes | 868 (75.0) |
| No | 290 (25. 0) |
| Any follow-up visit in 1st year post radical prostatectomy c,d | |
| Yes | 1,035 (89.4) |
| No | 123 (10.6) |
| Any follow-up visit in 2nd year post radical prostatectomy d | |
| Yes | 900 (77.7) |
| No | 258 (22.3) |
Note. aAge at surgery defined as a continuous variable. bHigh risk was defined as Gleason score of 4 + 3 or Gleason sum ≥8 or stage ≥3. cVisits in the first 6 weeks after radical prostatectomy were excluded. dIncluded urology clinic visits or any follow-up visit with a PSA test including primary care. SD = standard deviation.