Table 2 Characteristics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | Â | Â | Â | p = 0.980# | Â | Â | p = 0.50# |
high school or less (up to 11–12 yrs) | 768 (78) | 84 (69) | 258 (69) |  | 23 (35) | 20 (29) |  |
college or university (12 yrs or more) | 220 (22) | 37 (31) | 113 (31) | Â | 43 (65) | 48 (71) | Â |
Part-/fulltime workers | 588 (60) | 16 (13) | 135 (36) | p =< 0.001# | 22 (33) | 47 (69) | p < 0.001# |
Married or common law | 894 (91) | 111 (92) | 350 (94) | p = 0.306# | 59 (89) | 54 (79) | p = 0.112# |
Living alone | 73 (7) | 9 (7) | 22 (6) | p = 0.548# | 9 (9) | 7 (10) | p = 0.81# |