Table 1.
Characteristics of study population
| N | Age median (years) | Q1 (years) | Q3 (years) | min; max (years) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCT patients | 177 | 38 | 33; | 46 | 19; 80 |
| Seminoma | 112 | 39 | 34.5 | 48.5 | 19; 80 |
| Nonseminoma | 65 | 35 | 29 | 41 | 19; 62 |
| preoperative subgroup | 83 | 38 | 33 | 47 | 19; 80 |
| GCT main group | 165 | 38 | 32 | 47 | 19; 80 |
| Cohort 2 | 84 | 45 | 36 | 59 | 17; 82 |
| Cohort 3 | 237 | 66 | 53 | 76 | 18; 94 |
cohort 2 denotes control group consisting of patients with non-neoplastic scrotal diseases; cohort 3 denotes control group 2 consisting of male urologic patients with non-testicular and non-neoplastic diseases
Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile