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Table 1 Main patient characteristics

From: [−2]proPSA versus ultrasensitive PSA fluctuations over time in the first year from radical prostatectomy, in an high-risk prostate cancer population: A first report

Age at diagnosis, years

65 (48–77)

PSA at diagnosis, ng/ml

7.8 (4.0–81.0)

BMI at diagnosis, kg/m2

26.3 (17.4–34.6)

Prostate volume, ml

41.2 (22.4–103.9)

Tumor percentage, %

10.2(2.3–52.9)

Cancer familiarity,

 

 neg

6 (5.7 %)

 pos

100 (94.3 %)

DRE,

 

 neg

71 (67.6 %)

 pos

34 (32.4 %)

GS at biopsy,

 

 6

31(29.5 %)

 7(3 + 4)

29(27.6 %)

 7(4 + 3)

21(20.0 %)

 8

16(15.2 %)

 9

8(7.6 %)

Lesions at MRI,

 

 1

31 (53.4 %)

 2+

27 (46.6 %)

GS at surgery,

 

 6

4(3.8 %)

 7(3 + 4)

37(37.4 %)

 7(4 + 3)

37(37.4 %)

 8

15(15.2 %)

 9

6(6.1 %)

Margins,

 

 neg

53 (50.0 %)

 pos

53 (50.0 %)

Capsule involvement,

 

 neg

25 (23.6 %)

 pos

81 (76.4 %)

Neural involvement,

 

 neg

8 (7.5 %)

 pos

98 (92.5 %)

Vascular involvement,

 

 neg

65 (68.4 %)

 pos

30 (31.6 %)

pT2

9 (8.5 %)

pT3a

83 (78.3 %)

pT3b

14 (13.2 %)

pN0

69 (79.3 %)

pN+

18 (20.7 %)

uPSA, ng/ml

1/3/6/9/12 months

0.010 (0–1.15)/0.018 (0–0.67)/0.051 (0.01–0.52)/0.100 (0.01–0.56)/0.154 (0–0.89)

[−2]proPSA, pg/ml

1/3/6/9/12 months

0.22 (0–2.14)/0.57 (0–2.84)/0.89 (0–3.97)/1.25 (0.03–3.72)/1.38 (0–4.86)

  1. For continuous variables, all the results are expressed as median (range)