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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2020 Jul 27;205(1):122–128. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001321

Table 3 –

Cox proportional hazards models evaluating association of fat measures with time to Gleason grade group progression.

Frequency Base modela Clinical Modelb

Number of events N HR 95%CI P-value HR 95%CI P-value

Volumetric Per-Peri-Prostatic Fat Measure (Tertile)
Lowest 10 59 Reference Reference
Middle 16 58 1.73 0.78–3.82 0.17 1.81 0.82 4.00
Highest 24 58 2.72 1.29–5.73 0.01 2.63 1.23–5.60 0.01
p-value for trend 0.01 0.01
Linear Peri-Prostatic Fat Measure (Tertile)
Lowest 9 57 Reference Reference
Middle 22 57 2.78 1.27–6.07 0.01 2.71 1.23–5.95 0.01
Highest 18 57 2.51 1.12–5.62 0.03 2.30 1.01–5.22 0.05
p-value for trend 0.47 0.37
Subcutaneous Fat Measure (Tertile)
Lowest 16 59 Reference Reference
Middle 15 58 0.66 0.33–1.33 0.25 0.82 0.39–1.71 0.59
Highest 19 58 0.83 0.43–1.59 0.57 1.01 0.51–2.02 0.97
p-value for trend 0.24 0.19
a

– base model includes adjustment for age, only.

b

– clinical model includes adjustment for PSA, summation tumor length (please see text for description and age