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Table 1 Patients’ and treatment characteristics

From: Impact of a low FODMAP diet on the amount of rectal gas and rectal volume during radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer – a prospective pilot study

 

KG (n = 25)

IG (n = 25)

statistics

Indication

p = .62 1

 primary RT

6 (24%)

6 (24%)

 adjuvant RT

10 (40%)

7 (28%)

 salvage RT

9 (36%)

12 (48%)

T-stage

p = 1.00 2

 T2

12 (48%)

11 (44%)

 T2a

4 (16%)

1 (4%)

 T2b

1 (4%)

0

 T2c

6 (24%)

10 (40%)

 T2 (unspecified)

1 (4%)

0

 T3

13 (52%)

13 (52%)

 T3a

12 (48%)

10 (40%)

 T3b

1 (4%)

2 (8%)

 T3 (unspecified)

0

1 (4%)

 T4

0

1 (4%)

N-stage

p = 1.00 2

 N0

22 (88%)

23 (92%)

 N1

3 (12%)

2 (8%)

M-stage

p = 1.00 2

 M0

24 (96%)

24 (96%)

 M1

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

Gleason-Score

p = .22 2

 6

2 (8%)

1 (4%)

 7a

10 (40%)

6 (24%)

 7b

6 (24%)

14 (56%)

 8

4 (16%)

3 (12%)

 9

3 (12%)

1 (4%)

D’Amico risk

p = .50 2

 low risk

2 (8%)

0

 intermediate risk

4 (16%)

6 (24%)

 high risk

19 (76%)

19 (76%)

ADT

p = 1.00 2

 yes

4 (16%)

3 (12%)

 no

21 (84%)

22 (88%)

Age in years

p = .09 3

 Mean (SD)

69.3 (6,5)

65.9 (7,2)

PSA in ng/ml

 primary RT: Mean (SD)

16.3 (18.9)

5.96 (5.9)

p = .39 4

 adjuvant / Salvage RT: Mean (SD)

0.3 (0.4)

0.7 (1.2)

p = .31 4

Total Dose in Gy

 primary RT: Mean (SD)

73.9 (2.6)

76 (1.8)

p = .14 3

 adjuvant / Salvage RT: Mean (SD)

68.7 (2.2)

69.1 (2.1)

p = .71 4

Usable CT scans

 Mean (SD)

10.6 (2.0)

11.2 (2.6)

p = .19 4

  1. 1: chi square test, 2: Fisher’s exact test, 3: T-test, 4: Mann-Whitney-U-test