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Table 2 Comparison of anthropometric parameters and prostate volume between diabetic and non-diabetic patients according to age distribution

From: Comparison of prostate size and anthropometric parameters between diabetic and non-diabetic Congolese patients who underwent transurethral prostate resection in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Variable

Diabetic group

Non-diabetic group

p

Age < 65 years (n = 60)

n = 24

n = 36

 

BMI

23.7 ± 4

24.7 ± 3.2

0.29

 

22.9 (21.4, 23.9)

24.7 (22.3, 27.3)

 

WC

90.9 ± 10.1

93.4 ± 9.2

0.34

 

88 (85.5, 93)

94 (88, 98)

 

PV

62.6 ± 23.1

50.1 ± 20.7

0.027w

 

63.5 (44, 80)

44.5 (35.5, 62.5)

 

Age ≥ 65 years (n = 99)

n = 41

n = 58

 

BMI

23.6 ± 3.2

25.3 ± 3.4

0.0112

 

22.6 (21.8, 23.8)

24.6 (22.8, 27.9)

 

WC

90.4 ± 10.7

95.3 ± 10.8

0.029

 

88 (85, 93)

94 (88, 100)

 

PV

56.2 ± 23.7

49 ± 20.2

0.15w

 

60 (35, 66)

50 (32, 63)

 
  1. BMI body mass index (kg/m2), WC waist circumference (cm), PV prostate volume (cc)
  2. W Wilcoxon’s sum ranked test