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Clinical characteristics of the patients
| Group | Age (year) | TRUS (g) | TRUS_TZ (g) | PSA (ng/mL) | IPSS | Resection weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test group (n=33) | 71.52±7.15 | 54.05±24.73 | 32.94±21.61 | 5.47±5.78 | 18.91±12.31 | 24.97±15.77 |
| Control group (n=89) | 71.38±8.22 | 64.52±28.43 | 37.73±21.44 | 6.41±11.44 | 11.58±13.56 | 27.58±17.00 |
| P-value | 0.935 | 0.065 | 0.278 | 0.654 | 0.008 | 0.443 |
| Group | Procedure (%) | Past history (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURP | TUEB | HoLEP | HTN | DM | Brain | Heart | Lung | Liver | Cancer | 5-ARI | Anti-coagulant | |
| Test group (n=33) | 48.48 | 39.39 | 12.12 | 75.76 | 30.30 | 12.12 | 15.15 | 21.21 | 12.12 | 0.00 | 72.73 | 39.39 |
| Control group (n=89) | 24.72 | 34.83 | 40.45 | 52.81 | 26.97 | 7.87 | 14.61 | 10.11 | 3.37 | 5.62 | 66.29 | 25.84 |
| P-value | 0.330 | 0.007 | <0.001 | 0.022 | 0.718 | 0.470 | 0.941 | 0.108 | 0.066 | 0.167 | 0.502 | 0.147 |
TRUS, trans-rectal ultra-sonography; TZ, transitional zone; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score; TURP, trans-urethral resection of prostate; TUEB, trans-urethral enucleation of bipolar; HoLEP, holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; 5-ARI, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor.