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Table 2 Pre- and post-surgery mean EPIC-26 scores of the two validation cohorts

From: External validation of predictive models of sexual, urinary, bowel and hormonal function after surgery in prostate cancer subjects

 

1-year post-surgery cohort (N = 669)

2-year post-surgery cohort (N = 439)

Scores

Pre-surgery

Post-surgery

Pre-surgery

Post-surgery

Sexual (5-question)

    

    Mean (SD)

61.2 (31.8)

34 (33.2)

61.6 (31.9)

29.1 (29.7)

    Median (range)

69.2 (0, 100)

25 (0, 100)

70 (0, 100)

16.7 (0, 100)

    Missing

7% (49)

15% (4503)

6% [27]

17% (111)

Sexual (6-question)

    

    Mean (SD)

62.9 (30)

37.1 (30.6)

63 (30)

31.7 (27.6)

    Median (range)

70.8 (0, 100)

26.4 (0, 100)

70.8 (0, 100)

20.8 (0, 100)

    Missing

9% (62)

17% (5203)

8% (33)

18% (123)

Urinary incontinence

    

    Mean (SD)

93.3 (12.7)

74.6 (24.5)

93.1 (13.1)

76.1 (23.8)

    Median (Range)

100 (6.2, 100)

79.2 (8.3, 100)

100 (6.2, 100)

79.2 (0, 100)

    Missing

3% [23]

10% (2931)

4% [16]

4% [26]

Urinary irritation/obstruction

    

    Mean (SD)

86.7 (14.9)

92.4 (11.4)

85.8 (15.5)

93.3 (9.5)

    Median (Range)

93.8 (18.8, 100)

93.8 (18.8, 100)

93.8 (25, 100)

93.8 (6.2, 100)

    Missing

3% [20]

3% (915)

2% [10]

3% [20]

Bowel

    

    Mean (SD)

94.1 (10.2)

93.2 (11.5)

93.4 (11.5)

93.9 (10.8)

    Median (Range)

100 (29.2, 100)

100 (25, 100)

100 (20.8, 100)

100 (25, 100)

    Missing

2% [14]

2% (593)

2% [10]

1% [9]

Hormone

    

    Mean (SD)

94.5 (8.3)

92.4 (12.8)

94.2 (8.8)

93.1 (10.4)

    Median (Range)

100 (55, 100)

100 (0, 100)

100 (55, 100)

100 (10, 100)

    Missing

5% (35)

8% (2499)

5% [21]

6% (41)