Table 1: Characteristics of study group before therapy in a univariate comparison.

 

Variable

Mean (SD)

or percent

RPE

Mean (SD)

or percent

ERBT

 

p value

Age

66.6 (6.52)

72.55 (6.56)

< 0.0001

Proportion pos. probes

0.40 (0.27)

0.36 (0.14)

0.4612

Charlson comorbidity index

0.68 (0.90)

1.14 (1.09)

< 0.0001

D’Amico score

2.88 (1.44)

2.52 (1.34)

0.0004

Gleason score

5.79 (1.61)

6.68 (1.14)

< 0.0001

PSA

11.14 (12.64)

12.62 (15.20)

0.4339

Prostate volume

42.95 (20.22)

30.01 (17.57)

< 0.0001

Stage cT1a-cT1c - variable 1

cT2a-cT2b - variable 2

cT2c - variable 3

cT3a-cT3b - variable 4

60.8%

67.7%

78.1%

35.7%

39.2%

32.3%

21.9%

64.3%

 

< 0.0001