Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of young patients with Peyronie’s disease: a retrospective study

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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of PD patients in the two groups

Characteristics	Younger PD patients (<40 years) group A	Older PD patients (≥40 years) group B	Statistical analysis P-value A versus B
PD patients, n (%)	46 (16.97%)	225 (83.02%)	–
Age (years)	31.67±4.86	55.74±8.32	P<0.0001 (t-test)
Time since PD onset (months)	10.08±1.44	10.06±2.02	P=0.939 (t-test)
Plaque volume (cm^3)	0.789±0.876	0.520±0.472	P=0.0033 (t-test)
Objective penile curvature, n (%)	40 (86.9%)	178 (79.1%)	P=0.307 (χ^2 test)
Curvature (°)	30.55±12.71	25.61±12.46	P=0.0252 (t-test)
Associated penile pain during erection, n (%)	36 (78.26%)	140 (62.22%)	P=0.042 (χ^2 test)
Vas score of PD patients with penile pain	5.25±1.18	3.83±2.05	P=0.0001 (t-test)
Associated ED, n (%)	15 (32.6%)	83 (36.8%)	P=0.617 (χ^2 test)
Erectile function index of PD patients with ED	20.133±3.398	20.156±4.004	P=0.983 (t-test)

Note: Values were expressed as mean ± SD, unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviations: ED, erectile dysfunction; PD, Peyronie’s disease; SD, standard deviation; Vas, visual analog scale.