Table 4 Comparison of baseline demographics at time of diagnosis between patients on active surveillance (AS) and patients who met active surveillance criteria but chose upfront radical prostatectomy (RP)
From: Impact of bilateral biopsy-detected prostate cancer on an active surveillance population
Variable | Active Surveillance | Radical Prostatectomy | |
|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | p-value | |
Age (years) | 61 (57–66) | 58 (54–62) | < 0.01* |
PSA (ng/ml) | 5.08 (4.2–7) | 5 (4–6.6) | 0.39 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.52 (25.63–31.74) | 28.98 (25.78–32) | 0.27 |
Prostate vol (mL) | 42 (32–57) | 40 (31–53) | 0.39 |
PSA density | 0.13 (0.09–0.16) | 0.12 (0.09–0.18) | 0.58 |