Table 1 Chararacteristics of study participants (n = 99), categorized by negative or positive finding of C. acnes
C. acnes + (n = 60) | C. acnes- (n = 39) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at time of surgery, years | |||
Median (min-max) | 65.1 (54.0–71.0) | 63.1 (53.8–71.6) | p = 0.047a |
PSA before surgery, ng/ml | |||
Median (min-max) | 6.4 (2.1–43) | 5.9 (3.2–28) | p = 0.450a |
Prostate volume, ml | |||
Median (min-max) | 32 (10–138) | 35 (17–115) | p = 0.314a |
Gleason score from prostatectomy sample, n (%) | |||
Gleason 6 | 25 (41.7%) | 11 (28.2%) | p = 0.170b |
Gleason 3 + 4 = 7 | 25 (41.7%) | 18 (46.2%) | |
Gleason 4 + 3 = 7 | 8 (13.3%) | 8 (20.5%) | |
Gleason 8 | 2 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | |
Gleason 9–10 | 0 (0%) | 2 (5.1%) | |
Positive surgical margins n (%) | 22 (36.7%) | 12 (30.8%) | p = 0.546b |
pT-stage, n (%) | |||
pT2a | 8 (13.3%) | 5 (12.8%) | p = 0.149b |
pT2c | 46 (76.7%) | 29 (74.4%) | |
pT3a | 6 (10.0%) | 2 (5.1%) | |
pT3b | 0 (0%) | 3 (7.7%) | |