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Table 1 Clinicohistopathologic features of the studied population

From: Using gene expression from urine sediment to diagnose prostate cancer: development of a new multiplex mRNA urine test and validation of current biomarkers

Tumor urine samples

 

Mean ± SD (range)

 Age (yr)

67.5 ± 7.9 (45–85)

 Gland weight (g)a

48.21 ± 22.88 (16–180)

 Serum PSA (ng/ml)b

13.76 ± 36.1 (0.94–365)

 

Levels

N patients (%)

 PSA (ng/ml)b

0–4

6 (4)

4–10

96 (65)

> 10

46 (31)

 Gleason scorec

< 7

69 (46)

≥ 7

81 (54)

 Staged

T1

30 (27)

T2

74 (65)

T3

8 (7)

T4

1 (1)

 Treatment

RP

69 (46)

RT

29 (19)

CRT

23 (15)

AS

23 (15)

HT

7 (5)

Control urine samples

 

Mean ± SD (range)

 Age (yr)

67.2 ± 12 (21–97)

 Serum PSA (ng/ml)e

1.8 ± 1.06 (0.25–3.95)

 

N controls (%)

 BPH/Prostatitis

35 (48)

 LUTS

18 (25)

 Lithiasis

5 (7)

 Urethral stenosis

4 (5)

 Others

11 (15)

  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard Deviation, RP Radical prostatectomy, RT Radiotherapy, CRT Cryotherapy, AS Active surveillance, HT Hormonal therapy, BPH Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, LUTS Low Urinary Tract Symptom
  2. aData available for 98 PCa patients; bData available for 148 PCa patients; cData available for 150 PCa patients; dData available for 113 PCa patients. Stage T1, only for those patients with no pathological stage available (Eg. RT, CRT, AS and HT); eData available for 65 controls
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