Table 2: Duration of therapy with primary medication and hospital days by treatment group
VariableTreatment groupp value
OverallFollowing docetaxel chemotherapyWithout prior docetaxel chemotherapy
Duration of therapy with primary medication
Abiraterone, moMean (95% CI)6.4 (5.9-6.9)6.0 (5.2-6.7)6.6 (5.9-7.3)0.7
Median (IQR)6.0 (3.0-8.3)5.3 (3.0-7.5)5.9 (3.0-9.0)0.7
Abiraterone, dMean (95% CI)191 (176-207)178 (157-200)197 (177-217)0.7
Median (IQR)176 (90-249)158 (90-224)178 (90-270)0.7
Chemotherapy, no. of cyclesMean (95% CI)1.6 (1.3-1.9)4.9 (4.3-5.5)--
Median (IQR)0 (1.0-2.0)4.0 (3.0-7.0)--
Hospital days
Prostate-cancer-relatedMean (95% CI)11.4 (8.6-14.2)13.2 (9.2-17.1)10.5 (6.8-14.2)0.006
Median (IQR)3 (0-15)7 (0-18)1 (0-13.5)0.01
All causesMean (95% CI)11.8 (9.0-14.6)13.7 (9.7-17.7)10.9 (7.2-14.6)0.001
Median (IQR)4 (0-15)7 (0-20)2 (0-14)0.012

Note: CI = confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range.