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Table 3 Association of co-expression of BRCA1 and BRCA2 with age, PSA and Gleason score

From: Immunohistochemical expression of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in a cohort of Ugandan men with prostate cancer: an analytical cross-sectional study

Variables

Co-expression of BRCA1 and BRCA2

P

Positive

Negative

95% CI

Number: n (%)

14 (7.4)

174 (92.6)

  

Age (years): mean (SD)

71.9 (7.78)

72.3 (10.09)

−4.912–5.994

0.845

PSA (ng/mL): mean (SD)

268.3 (520.18)

447.4 (632.93)

−522.020–163.827

0.304

Gleason score, n (%)

    

 ≤ 7

2 (7.4)

25 (92.6)

0.164–3.610

0.733

 ≥ 8

12(12.4)

85 (87.6)

  
  1. PSA Prostate-specific antigen, BRCA breast cancer antigen, CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation, P P value
  2. Student’s t-test, ⁕ Pearson’s chi-square test