Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the patients in both groups.
Group I (n=159) | Group II (n=93) | p | |
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Age (years) | 61.82 (±7.39) | 62.28 (±6.16) | 0.612 |
Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 26.10 (22.80-27.70) | 26.10 (22.80-28.30) | 0.966 |
Total prostate volume (mm3) | 51.62 (34.00-71.73) | 50.00 (40.00-60.00) | 0.627 |
Serum PSA level (ng/dL) | 6.99 (5.01-10.10) | 8.01 (5.05-9.12) | 0.615 |
Number of biopsy cores (n) | 16.0 (15.0-19.0) | 12.0 (11.0-12.0) | <0.001 |
Malignancy detection rate (n, %) | 70/159 (44.0%) | 24/93 (25.8%) | 0.004 |
PSA = Prostate specific antigen