Table 1: Demographics and clinical features stratified by treatment type.
|
Variables |
Active surveillance |
Surgery |
Radiation |
|
Median age, years (IQR) |
65 (59-70) |
61 (56-66) |
66 (61-70) |
|
Age, % (n) 45-55 55.1-65 65.1-75 >75 |
13% (4248) 41% (13739) 38% (12689) 8% (2531) |
23% (19331) 51% (42031) 25% (20831) 1% (960) |
9% (4549) 38% (19376) 44% (22367) 9% (4216) |
|
Race, % (n) White Black Other |
81% (26984) 14% (4513) 4% (1710) |
84% (70009) 12% (9978) 4% (3166) |
79% (39979) 17% (8839) 4% (1690) |
|
Charlson score, % (n) 0 1 2 >3 |
87% (28829) 10% (3410) 2% (661) 1% (307) |
83% (68769) 14% (12148) 2% (1714) 1% (522) |
84% (42334) 13% (6546) 2% (1164) 1% (464) |
|
Treatment center, % (n) Academic Cancer center (non-academic) Community practice |
54% (17964) 10% (3258) 36% (11985) |
44% (36814) 14% (11328) 42% (35011) |
33% (16550) 14% (7293) 53% (26665) |
|
Insurance, % (n) Medicare Medicaid Private Self |
44% (14141) 3% (1020) 51% (16413) 2% (702) |
30% (24097) 2% (1645) 67% (54348) 1% (910) |
52% (25042) 3% (1424) 44% (20998) 1% (593) |
|
Median Distance to treatment facility, miles (IQR) |
11 (5-26) |
14 (6-36) |
10 (5-22) |
|
NCCN risk, % (n)* LR-PC FIR-GG1 FIR-GG2 |
81% (27064) 9% (2716) 10% (3427) |
58% (49850) 7% (3922) 35% (29381) |
56% (28686) 8% (3397) 36% (18425) |
|
Median PSA, ng/ml (IQR) |
5.6 (4.4-7.3) |
5.2 (4.2-6.7) |
5.6 (4.5-7.3) |
|
Percent of positive cores, % (n) |
16 (8-25) |
25 (15-36) |
25 (16-33) |
*LR-PC: low risk prostate cancer; FIR-GG1: favorable intermediate risk, Grade Group 1; FIR-GG2: favorable intermediate risk, Grade Group 2.