Parameters | Number of cases | MAZ expression | P values | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | |||
Age (years) | ||||
  ≤ 72 | 121 | 68 | 53 | 0.124 |
  > 72 | 122 | 56 | 66 |  |
Differentiation | ||||
 Well/moderate | 96 | 51 | 45 | 0.293 |
 Poor | 147 | 67 | 80 |  |
Serum PSA | ||||
  < 84.7 | 121 | 72 | 49 |  |
  > 84.7 | 122 | 34 | 88 | < 0.001* |
Gleason grade | ||||
  ≤ 7 | 102 | 79 | 23 |  |
  > 7 | 141 | 35 | 106 | < 0.001* |
Operation | ||||
 TURP | 71 | 41 | 30 |  |
 Needle biopsy | 204 | 113 | 91 |  |
 PP | 83 | 39 | 44 |  |
 TURP+BO | 35 | 16 | 19 |  |
 BO | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0.419 |
BM-status | ||||
 nBM | 158 | 104 | 54 |  |
 BM | 85 | 18 | 67 | < 0.001* |