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Table 2 Characteristics of 66 prostate-cancer patients and 34 BPH controls.

From: Methylation mediated silencing of TMS1/ASC gene in prostate cancer

 

Prostate cancer

Control (BPH)

 
 

n

%

n

%

P-value

Race

     

   Black

21

31.8

12

35.3

0.82

   White

45

68.2

22

64.7

 

Stage

     

   II

42

63.6

   

   III

19

28.8

   

   IV

4

6.1

   

   Unknown

1

1.5

   

Gleason Score

     

   5

3

4.6

   

   6

26

39.4

   

   7

32

48.4

   

   8

3

4.6

   

   9

2

3.0

   

Preoperative serum PSA

     

   < 4

5

7.6

   

   4.0 – 8

46

69.7

   

   8.1 – 12

8

12.1

   

   > 12

7

10.6

   

Mean age (range)

64 yrs (51 – 80)

71 yrs (53 – 88)

< 0.001

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