Do Epidemiological Parameters in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer have an Influence on whether a Patient is Envisaged for Surgery or Brachytherapy?

Table 2: Characteristics of Study Cohort (Comparison)

Characteristics	Study Cohort (n=856)	Pat with Filled out Questionnaires (n=676)	p-Value
Status of Health Insurance (%)
Public	67.1	65,7	0,1070 n.s.
Private	32.9	34,3	0,1070 n.s.
Mean age (yr)	65.7	65,2	n.s.
Median age (yr)	66	65,7	n.s
Family Status (%)
alone	13	13,6	0,8304 n.s.
not alone	86.7	86,0
n.s.	0.3	0,3
Place of Residence (%)
Big city	26.4	24,8	n.s.
City	20.9	22,3
Small town	20.3	21,6
Village	31.3	30,3
n.s.	1.1	1,1
Number of Children (%)
0	5.1	5,4	0,8412 n.s.
1	27.5	27,2
2-3	58.1	58,6
>3	9.3	8,8
Professional Status (%)
Employed	23.6	25,9	n.s.
Retired	74.2	71,8
Others	2.3	2,3
Level of Education (%)
HEEQ	30.6	32,7	0,2698 n.s.
no HEEQ	69.4	67,3	0,2698 n.s.

OP = operation; BT = brachytherapy; RPP = radical perineal prostatectomy; RRP = radical retropubic prostatectomy; HDR = high-doserate brachytherapy; LDR = low-doserate brachytherapy; yr. = years; n.s. = not specified; HEEQ: higher-education entrance qualification.