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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Patient-related risk factors for late rectal bleeding after hypofractionated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: a single-center retrospective study

Variables

Number (%)

Age (years)

 Median

74

 Range

52–90

Risk category

 Very low–low

16 (6.93)

 Intermediate

48 (20.78)

 High–very high

167 (72.29)

Gleason score

 2–6

33 (14.29)

 7

105 (59.74)

 8–10

93 (40.26)

Initial PSA concentration (μg/L)

 Median

12.1

 Range

2.1–507.5

T stage

 T1

8 (3.46)

 T2

73 (31.60)

 T3

127 (54.98)

 T4

23 (9.96)

Diabetes

 No

187 (79.65)

 Yes

47 (20.35)

Hypertension

 

 No

114 (49.35)

 Yes

117 (50.65)

Cirrhosis

No

223 (96.5)

Yes

8 (3.5)

Anticoagulation use

No

151 (65.4)

Yes

80 (34.6)

Whole-pelvic radiotherapy

 No

161 (69.70)

 Yes

70 (30.30)

Androgen-deprivation therapy

 No

53 (22.94)

 Yes

178 (77.06)

Previous surgery

 No (70 Gy)

146 (63.20)

 Yes (67.2 Gy)

85 (36.80)

IMRT technique

 Static

72 (31.17)

 Arc

159 (68.83)

gEUD (Gy)

 Median

58.3

 Range

51.1–67.2

  1. gEUD, generalized equivalent uniformed dose; IMRT, intensity-modulated radiation therapy; PSA, prostate-specific antigen