Men under the age of 55 years with screen detected prostate cancer do not have less significant disease compared to older men in a population of patients in Australia

Table 4 Prostate biopsy characteristics and outcomes for men ≤50 years compared to men >50 years

Characteristic	Age ≤50 years	Age >50 years	Total	Significance
Sample numbers	27 (4.5 %)	571 (95.5 %)	598 (100 %)
Age (years)
-Median	49	63	63
-Range	41–50	51–79	41–79
-Mean	47.9	63.0	62.4
Insignificant prostate cancer (Epstein criteria)	2 (7.4 %)	71 (12.4 %)	73 (12.2 %)	X² = 0.55, df = 1, p = 0.46
Total	27	571	598	X² = 0.55, df = 1, p = 0.46

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