Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

Age (years)

68 ± 8.5

69.3 ± 8.1

67.13 ± 8.8

0.12

67 (62, 74)

69 (62, 76)

66 (62, 72)

IPSS

n = 159

n = 65

n = 94

26.8 ± 5.8

28.6 ± 4.3

25.6 ± 6.4

0.005^w

27 (24, 32)

29 (27, 32)

27 (21, 31)

QOL

n = 159

n = 65

n = 94

6.2 ± 0.8

6.3 ± 0.7

6.2 ± 0.8

0.24^w

6 (6, 7)

6 (6, 7)

6 (6, 7)

DS

n = 159

n = 65

n = 94

4.11 ± 3.1

4.2 ± 2.7

4.1 ± 3.3

0.38^L

3 (2, 5)

3 (2, 6)

3 (2, 5)

PSA

n = 159

n = 65

n = 94

5.8 ± 4.9

5.8 ± 4

5.8 ± 5.5

0.4^L

4 (3, 7)

4.2 (3.2, 4.2)

4 (2.7, 7)

FBG

n = 154

n = 65

n = 89

100.7 ± 35.7

121.7 ± 45.7

85.4 ± 11.7

< 0.001^w

91.5 (81, 107)

110 (96, 131)

87 (76, 95)

BMI

n = 159

n = 65

n = 94

24.5 ± 3.4

23.6 ± 3.5

25.1 ± 3.3

0.008

23.5 (22, 26.7)

22.7 (21.7, 23.9)

24.7 (22.8, 27.5)

WC

n = 159

n = 65

n = 94

92.9 ± 10.5

90.6 ± 10.4

94.6 ± 10.3

0.018

91 (86, 96)

88 (85, 93)

94 (88, 98)

PV

n = 159

n = 65

n = 94

53.2 ± 22

58.5 ± 23.5

49.4 ± 20.3

0.027^w

50 (35, 66)

60 (42, 71)

45 (33, 63)