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Table 3 Patient comorbidities characteristics

From: Both comorbidity and worse performance status are associated with poorer overall survival after external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Charlson Comorbidity

Weight

N

%

Diabetes without complications

1

129

19.4

Chronic pulmonary disease

1

94

14.1

Cerebrovascular disease

1

58

8.7

Myocardial infarction

1

57

8.6

Connective tissue disease

1

53

8.0

Congestive heart failure

1

30

4.5

Dementia

1

22

3.3

Peripheral vascular disease

1

18

2.7

Peptic ulcer disease

1

15

2.3

Liver disease, mild

1

2

0.30

Renal disease, moderate or severe

2

60

9.0

Diabetes with end organ damage

2

22

3.3

Malignant tumor (within five years)

2

17

2.6

Leukemia, polycythemia

2

4

0.60

Lymphoma, multiple myeloma

2

3

0.45

Hemiplegia

2

2

0.30

Liver disease, moderate or severe

3

2

0.30

Metastatic solid malignancy

6

0

0

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

6

0

0