Table 1 Age distribution of the study samples (N; percentages in parentheses)
| Â | German reference men [n = 988] | German PC patients with scheduled radiotherapy [n = 121] | German PC patients with scheduled radical prostatectomy [n = 371] | p-values for differences between German RT and RP patients | Canadian PC patients with scheduled radiotherapy [n = 66] | Canadian PC patients with scheduled radical prostatectomy [n = 68] | p-values for differences between Canadian RT and RP patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [years] Mean ± SD | 56 ± 7.6 | 67 ± 5.1 | 63 ± 6.2 | p < 0.001* | 68 ± 6.3 | 60 ± 6.3 | p < 0.001* |
Age category [years] | Â | Â | Â | p < 0.001# | Â | Â | p < 0.001# |
   45–49 | 253 (26) | 0 (0) | 13 (4) |  | 1 (2) | 1 (1) |  |
   50–54 | 239 (24) | 2 (2) | 31 (8) |  | 2 (3) | 14 (20) |  |
   55–59 | 162 (16) | 10 (8) | 57 (15) |  | 4 (6) | 18 (26) |  |
   60–64 | 166 (17) | 26 (22) | 117 (32) |  | 9 (14) | 17 (25) |  |
   65–69 | 127 (13) | 43 (36) | 115 (31) |  | 21 (20) | 11 (16) |  |
   70+ | 41 (4) | 40 (33) | 38 (10) |  | 29 (44) | 7 (10) |  |