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Table 2 Showing the similarities and differences between the study’s prostatectomy groups

From: Influence of body mass index on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-related complications in patients undergoing prostatectomy

	Group	N	Mean	Std. Deviation	P-value
Age	TURP	95	68.36	8.67	0.020
Age	PVP	121	71.24	9.07	0.020
O.R. time	TURP	95	86.48	37.56	<0.0001
O.R. time	PVP	79	61.12	40.38	<0.0001
Prostate volume	TURP	95	60.95	33.32	<0.0001
Prostate volume	PVP	101	46.93	14.30	<0.0001
PSA	TURP	94	9.17	39.00	.262
PSA	PVP	100	4.71	6.58	.262

Abbreviations: TURP transurethral resection of the prostate, PVP photo-selective vaporization of the prostate, O.R. operative room, PSA prostate specific antigen.

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