Table 2.

The clinical characteristics of the patient cohort.

Characteristics	Patients without cancer (n = 106)	Patients with cancer (n = 94)	P-value
Mean age (y) [range]	70 (52–87)	71 (48–88)	0.675
total PSA (ng/ml)	11.079 ± 9.013	57.002 ± 125.88	<0.001
Position, no.
Peripheral zone	44	63	<0.001
Transitional zone	62	31
Gleason score (n, %)
6	——	8
7	——	46
8	——	24
9	——	16

The data are mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated.

PSA, prostate-specific antigen.