Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of 12,269 men treated with radical prostatectomy for incident diagnoses of prostate cancer stratified by receipt of postoperative bone scan.
| Demographics | Bone scan (N = 2652) | No bone scan (N = 9617) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, y. (standard deviation) | 62.4 (8.0) | 62.1 (7.2) | 0.049 |
| Race, % | <.001 | ||
| Black | 26 | 22 | |
| White | 71 | 75 | |
| Other/unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Ethnicity, % | <.001 | ||
| Hispanic | 7 | 4 | |
| Non-Hispanic | 92 | 95 | |
| Other/unknown | 1 | 1 | |
| Marital status, % | 0.033 | ||
| Married | 54 | 57 | |
| Divorced/separated | 31 | 29 | |
| Single/never | 8 | 8 | |
| Widowed | 7 | 6 | |
| Other | <1 | <1 | |
| Employment status, % | <.001 | ||
| Full-time | 13 | 16 | |
| Part-time | 5 | 4 | |
| Retired | 38 | 41 | |
| Self-employed | 3 | 4 | |
| Unemployed | 40 | 34 | |
| Active military | <.1 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | |
| Charlson comorbidity index, % | <0.01 | ||
| 0 | 54 | 51 | |
| 1 | 25 | 24 | |
| 2+ | 21 | 25 | |
| Median PSA at diagnosis, ng/mL (Range) | 6.3 (0.1 – 96.4) | 5.5 (0.1 – 97.2) | <.001 |
| Gleason Score, % | <.001 | ||
| 6 | 30 | 44 | |
| 7 | 47 | 47 | |
| 8-10 | 23 | 9 | |
| D’Amico Risk Group, % | <.001 | ||
| Low | 22 | 35 | |
| Intermediate | 40 | 42 | |
| High | 38 | 23 | |
| Positive surgical margins, % | 31 | 19 | <.001 |
| Median follow up, mo. (IQR) | 83.3 (71.5 – 95.0) | 80.9 (69.5 – 93.5) | <.001 |