Table 1 Characteristics of patients

Patients (n)

144

98

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Age, yr (range)

65.61 ± 11.21 (51~86)

63.40 ± 9.81 (50~77)

0.107

BMI, kg/m² (range)

27.81 ± 4.86 (23.5~34.7)

28.60 ± 5.17 (22.4~35.1)

0.221

PSA, ng/ml (range)

11.23 ± 6.82 (6.3~46.7)

9.61 ± 7.94 (4.6~36.6)

0.104

Prostate volume, ml (range)

32.62 ± 9.11 (20.5~67.8)

34.21 ± 6.42 (23.5~59.8)

0.110

Suspicious DRE findings (rate)

9 (6.3%)

6 (6.1%)

0.968

biopsy time, min (range)

11.55 ± 6.71 (10~26)

16.61 ± 7.82 (12~39)

<0.001

biopsy number (range)

12

15.16 (13~17)

<0.001

Gleason score (range)

6.89 ± 0.75 (6~9)

7.10±0.89 (6~9)

0.057

Follow up, months (range)

7.51 ± 4.26 (1~12)

8.12±5.15 (1.5~13)

0.337