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Table 1 Patient cohort characteristics for RP group and LDR group

From: The direct prognosis comparison of 125I low-dose-rate brachytherapy versus laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Parameters

RP(n = 160)

LDR(n = 201)

P value

Age(years)

 

 < 0.001

 Median

66

74

 

 Range

48–78

50–84

 

Clinical stage

N, %

0.002

 T1c

15 (9.4%)

42 (20.8%)

 

 T2a

40 (25.0%)

36 (17.9%)

 

 T2b

41 (25.6%)

32 (15.9%)

 

 T2c

64 (40.0%)

91 (45.2%)

 

PPBC

 

0.734

  ≤ 50%

125

154

 

  > 50%

35

47

 

Gleason Score

N, %

0.086

 6(3 + 3)

75 (46.8%)

79 (39.3%)

 

 7(3 + 4)

54 (33.7%)

63 (31.3%)

 

 7(4 + 3)

31 (19.3%)

59 (29.3%)

 

Prostate volume(ml)

 

0.172

  ≤ 30

76

110

 

  > 30

84

91

 

Initial PSA (ng/ml)

 

0.891

 Median

12.0

12.5

 

 Range

4.2–20.1

0.8–19.9

 

Risk

 

0.172

 Favorable

45

44

 

 Unfavorable

115

157

 

Follow-up, months

 

 < 0.001

 Median

54

69

 

 Range

17–114

26–117

 

Duration ADT, months

 

 < 0.001

 0

110

11

 

 1–6

25

94

 

  > 6

25

96

 

Adjuvant EBRT

15

5

0.004

 Risk level

  

0.107

 Favorable risk

45

44

 

 Unfavorable risk

115

157

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