Table 1.
Characteristics of men treated for localized prostate cancer with radical prostatectomy, 1994–2004 (n=3579)
| Characteristic | All Men (n=3579) N(%) | Married (n=3107) N(%) | Divorced (n=189) N(%) | Widowed (n=87) N(%) | Never Married (n=196) N(%) | Not Married (n=472) N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 60.4 (7.2) | 60.5 (7.1) | 59.7 (7.0) | 64.3 (6.4) | 57.4 (7.9) | 59.6 (7.7) |
| Median | 61.0 | 61.0 | 60.0 | 66.0 | 57.0 | 60.0 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <50 | 334 (9.3) | 275 (8.9) | 22 (11.6) | 3 (3.5) | 34 (17.4) | 59 (12.5) |
| 51–55 | 566 (15.8) | 481 (15.5) | 32 (16.9) | 7 (8.1) | 46 (23.5) | 85 (18.0) |
| 56–60 | 844 (23.6) | 733 (23.6) | 46 (24.3) | 18 (20.7) | 47 (24.0) | 111 (23.5) |
| 61–65 | 879 (24.6) | 784 (25.2) | 44 (23.3) | 12 (13.8) | 39 (19.9) | 95 (20.1) |
| 66–70 | 699 (19.5) | 612 (19.7) | 35 (18.5) | 33 (37.9) | 19 (9.7) | 87 (18.4) |
| >70 | 257 (7.2) | 222 (7.2) | 10 (5.3) | 14 (16.1) | 11 (5.6) | 35 (7.4) |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 3219 (89.9) | 2839 (91.4) | 152 (80.4) | 69 (79.3) | 159 (81.1) | 380 (80.5) |
| Other | 360 (10.1) | 268 (8.6) | 37 (19.6) | 18 (20.7) | 37 (18.9) | 92 (19.5) |
| Comorbidity | ||||||
| None | 2118 (59.2) | 1847 (59.4) | 112 (59.3) | 39 (44.8) | 120 (61.2) | 271 (57.4) |
| Mild | 1193 (33.3) | 1030 (33.2) | 61 (32.3) | 37 (42.5) | 65 (33.2) | 163 (34.5) |
| Moderate/Severe | 268 (7.5) | 230 (7.4) | 16 (8.5) | 11 (12.6) | 11 (5.6) | 38 (8.1) |
| Prostate-specific antigen concentration (ng/mL) | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 6.8 (5.2) | 6.7 (5.1) | 7.1 (5.1) | 8.7 (7.8) | 6.9 (4.6) | 7.3 (5.5) |
| Median | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Biopsy Gleason grade | ||||||
| ≤6 | 2732 (76.3) | 2355 (75.8) | 147 (77.8) | 74 (85.1) | 156 (79.6) | 377 (79.9) |
| 7 | 698 (19.5) | 618 (19.9) | 36 (19.1) | 10 (11.5) | 34 (17.3) | 80 (17.0) |
| 8–10 | 149 (4.2) | 134 (4.3) | 6 (3.2) | 3 (3.5) | 6 (3.1) | 15 (3.2) |
a
Not married is a combined category consisting of divorced, widowed, and never married men