Comparison of groups of prostate cancer patients by disease progression

Authors

  • Lina Espinoza Neri
  • Diana Lorena Jordán Fiallos
  • Guido Guida Acevedo

Keywords:

prostate cancer, age, family history, smoking, chi-square test of homogeneity

Abstract

Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men, and its diagnosis and treatment are important areas of medicine.

Objective: The aim of the study was to identify whether age, family history and smoking are related to prostate cancer according to disease progression.

Methods: The study corresponded to the relational level and was classified as observational, cross-sectional, analytical and retrospective. The study population consisted of 102 patients from in the province of Pastaza in Ecuador. The ANOVA test was used to identify the relationship of the variable age, hilé the X2 test of homogeneity was used for the variables family history and smoking habit.

Results: No significant relationships were found between age (F-value of 2.145 and significance of 0.123); family history (Pearson's chi-square of 1.794 and significance value of 0.408); and smoking (Pearson's chi-square of 0.038 and significance value of 0.981) with prostate cancer stage in this Ecuadorian population.

Conclusions: The results of the study do not support the alternative hypothesis, meaning that no significant relationships were found between age, family history and smoking with prostate cancer stage in this specific population. This indicated that the variables analyzed did not significantly influence the aggressiveness of the disease in this sample.

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Published

2023-11-08

How to Cite

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Espinoza Neri L, Jordán Fiallos DL, Guida Acevedo G. Comparison of groups of prostate cancer patients by disease progression. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 8 [cited 2025 Aug. 1];42(2). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/3061