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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of training and validation samples

From: Nomogram for overall survival of Japanese patients with bone-metastatic prostate cancer

Variables

Training sample

Validation sample

p value

No. of patients

361

102

 

Age, years (mean, SD)

71.43 (8.68)

70.39 (8.17)

0.309**

PSA, ng/mL (median, IQR)

253.8 (728.3-1349.7)

358.0 (652.0-1597.2)

0.779**

≤T3, T4 (%)

81.1, 18.9

62.8, 37.2

<0.0001*

EOD 1, 2, 3, 4 (%)

40.7, 26.6, 25.5, 7.2

35.3, 27.5, 28.4, 8.8

0.764*

Gleason ≤6, 7, 8-10 (%)

6.4, 18.6, 75.0

3.0, 16.7, 80.3

0.189*

Use of docetaxel (%)

19.1

35.3

<0.0001*

Observation period, years (median, IQR)

3.11 (3.11-4.15)

2.58 (2.58-3.51)

0.027**

  1. *Chi-squared test.
  2. **Mann–Whitney U test.
  3. SD: standard deviation.
  4. IQR: interquartile range.
  5. EOD: extent of disease on bone scan.