Table 1:
Description of the population under study
| Variable | Non-WTC (n=14) N (%) |
WTC (n=15) N (%) |
P-value^ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleason Score | 6 | 4 (28.6) | 4 (26.7) | 0.912 |
| 7 | 8* (57.1) | 10# (66.7) | ||
| 8 | 1 (7.1) | 1 (6.7) | ||
| 9 | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) | ||
| T$ | 2c | 9 (64.3) | 10 (71.4) | 0.53 |
| 3a | 2 (14.3) | 3 (21.4) | ||
| 3b | 3 (21.4) | 1 (7.2) | ||
| Race | White | 12 (85.7) | 8 (53.3) | 0.365 |
| Other | 2 (14.3) | 4(26.7) | ||
| Missing | 0 (0) | 3 (20.0) | ||
| Age (years) | mean (SD) | 55.07 (6.17) | 54.7 (6.76) | 0.895 |
| Time from exposure to diagnosis | Months (mean ±SD) | - | 81.4 ±42 | |
| WTC Exposure level$ | Intermediate | 9 (64.3) | ||
| High | 4 (28.6) | |||
| Very high | 1 (7.1) | |||
^
Fisher’s Exact Test (non-missing values) for categorical variables, Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test for continuous variables
*:
Group Gleason 2 (n= 4); Group Gleason 3 (n=4);
#:
Group Gleason 2 (n= 8); Group Gleason 3 (n=2)
$
Information missing in 1 WTC case
1 WTC case was N+; all cases were M negative.