Parameters | Group | n | ITCH expression | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 26) | High (n = 26) | ||||
Age (years) | ≤ 60 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.462 |
 | > 60 | 32 | 18 | 14 |  |
Family history | Yes | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0.732 |
 | No | 32 | 16 | 16 |  |
Smoking | Yes | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0.388 |
 | No | 21 | 8 | 13 |  |
Drinking | Yes | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0.106 |
 | No | 19 | 6 | 13 |  |
Preoperative PSA (ng/mL) | ≥ 10 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0.018 |
 | < 10 | 21 | 6 | 15 |  |
Lymph-node metastasis | Negative | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0.525 |
 | Positive | 24 | 14 | 10 |  |
Gleason score | ≥ 7 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 0.011 |
 | < 7 | 18 | 4 | 14 |  |
Tumor stage | T2 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0.007 |
 | T3–T4 | 33 | 22 | 11 |  |
Multiple lesions | Negative | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0.661 |
 | Positive | 29 | 16 | 13 |  |