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Table 2 Patient characteristics, subjects with cancer (N = 170)

From: Navigating veterans with an abnormal prostate cancer screening test: a quasi-experimental study

 

Navigated (N = 84)

Control (N = 86)

p-value

 

N(%)

N(%)

 

Age

  

0.17

< 65 years old

47 (56)

39 (45)

 

≥ 65 years old

37 (44)

47 (55)

 

Range

50-79

43-92

 

Race/ethnicity

  

0.011

African American

53 (63)

64 (74)

 

White

23 (27)

13 (15)

 

Other

7 (8)

2 (2)

 

Not reported

1 (1)

7 (8)

 

Gleason score

  

0.008

≤ 3 + 3

45 (54)

28 (33)

 

> 3 + 3

39 (46)

58 (67)

 

Consultation beyond Urology a

  

0.36

Yes

35 (42)

42 (49)

 

No

49 (58)

44 (51)

 

Primary Therapy

  

0.45

Prostatectomy

26 (30)

24 (28)

 

External Radiation Therapy

14 (17)

13 (15)

 

Hormone Therapy

17 (20)

28 (33)

 

Watchful Waiting

15 (18)

14 (28)

 

Interstitial Radiation Therapy

2 (2)

0 (0)

 

Cryotherapy

1 (1)

0 (0)

 

Treatment not initiated

9 (11)

7 (8)

 
  1. aConsultation with radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, or surgeon.