Table 2 Demographic data and responses to the physical (PCS) and mental components (MCS) of the SF-12 of the participants of the Pros-IT CNR study at the time they were diagnosed with prostate cancer
PCS* | p-value | MCS* | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at diagnosis (years) | < 0.0001§ | 0.0058§ | ||
< 60 | 54.4 ± 6.2 | 47.3 ± 9.9 | ||
60–64 | 52.8 ± 6.6 | 48.5 ± 9.7 | ||
65–69 | 52.2 ± 6.8 | 50.2 ± 9.3 | ||
70–74 | 51.1 ± 7.7 | 49.5 ± 10.1 | ||
75–79 | 50.1 ± 8.0 | 49.9 ± 9.3 | ||
80+ | 48.1 ± 10.2 | 49.9 ± 9.0 | ||
Education | 0.4460 | 0.5036 | ||
University degree | 52.7 ± 6.6 | 49.6 ± 9.4 | ||
High school diploma | 52.1 ± 7.2 | 49.0 ± 9.5 | ||
Lower secondary school diploma | 51.2 ± 7.9 | 49.0 ± 9.8 | ||
Elementary license or less | 51.0 ± 7.9 | 50.0 ± 9.8 | ||
Marital status | 0.5575 | 0.4830 | ||
Married or cohabiting | 51.8 ± 7.4 | 49.5 ± 9.4 | ||
Widowed | 51.1 ± 7.7 | 49.1 ± 10.2 | ||
Separated, divorced or single | 51.1 ± 8.0 | 48.0 ± 11.0 | ||
Geographical area of residence | 0.0002 | 0.0991 | ||
North Italy | 51.7 ± 7.5a | 49.9 ± 9.6 | ||
Central Italy | 52.3 ± 7.2b | 49.0 ± 9.7 | ||
Southern Italy | 50.4 ± 7.8ab | 48.7 ± 9.8 | ||
BMI | < 0.0001 | 0.3796 | ||
Under/normal weight (< 25 kg/m2) | 52.0 ± 7.5a | 49.1 ± 9.7 | ||
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 52.0 ± 7.1b | 49.5 ± 9.5 | ||
Obesity (≥30 kg/m2) | 49.7 ± 8.4ab | 49.7 ± 9.9 | ||
Smoking status | 0.1576 | 0.4419 | ||
Non-smoker or former | 51.6 ± 7.6 | 49.4 ± 9.6 | ||
Current smoker | 51.9 ± 7.2 | 48.4 ± 10.1 | ||
Diabetes mellitus | < 0.0001 | 0.1894 | ||
No | 52.0 ± 7.3 | 49.4 ± 9.7 | ||
Yes | 49.6 ± 8.4 | 49.0 ± 9.6 | ||
Number of moderate/severe comorbidities (according to CIRS) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
0–2 | 52.5 ± 6.7 | 49.8 ± 9.4 | ||
3+ | 47.0 ± 9.9 | 46.8 ± 10.4 | ||
T staging at diagnosis | 0.8226 | < 0.0001 | ||
T1 | 52.0 ± 7.2 | 50.4 ± 9.3ab | ||
T2 | 51.6 ± 7.6 | 48.7 ± 9.6a | ||
T3 or T4 | 51.1 ± 7.9 | 48.6 ± 10.1b | ||
Gleason score at diagnosis | 0.3409 | 0.1599 | ||
6 | 52.1 ± 7.0 | 49.6 ± 9.3 | ||
3 + 4 | 51.9 ± 7.3 | 50.0 ± 9.5 | ||
4 + 3 | 51.6 ± 7.8 | 48.6 ± 10.3 | ||
8+ | 50.7 ± 8.3 | 48.7 ± 10.1 |