Portuguese version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice (EPIC-CP): psychometric validation and prospective application for early functional outcomes at a single institution

Table 3 The domain evolution for the preoperative and 6-month and 12 months postoperative groups

Variables	Baseline (n = 152)	6 M (n = 152)	12 M (n = 35)	p values
Variables	Baseline (n = 152)	6 M (n = 152)	12 M (n = 35)	Baseline vs. 6 M vs. 12 Ma	Baseline vs. 6 Mb	Baseline vs. 12 Mb	6 M vs. 12 M ^b
Question 1	1.7 ± 1.2	1.4 ± 0.9	1.2 ± 0.8	0.054	< 0.01	0.162	0.058
Urinary Incontinence	0.63 ± 1.1	1.1 ± 1.8	1.0 ± 1.9	0.44	< 0.01	0.32	0.34
Urinary Irritation / Obstruction	2.3 ± 2.2	0.3 ± 1.3	0 ± 0	< 0.01	< 0.01^c	< 0.01^c	0.017
Bowel	0.9 ± 1.6	1.0 ± 0.7	0.9 ± 0.16	< 0.01	< 0.01	0.108	0.18
Sexual (N = 106)	1.4 ± 1.4	6.8 ± 2.2	7.8 ± 2.6	< 0.01	< 0.01^c	< 0.01^c	0.032
Vitalily/Hormonal	1.9 ± 2.5	0.2 ± 1.0	0.05 ± 0.33	< 0.01	< 0.01^c	< 0.01^c	0.048
Total	9.4 ± 7.8	9.8 ± 5.9	10.7 ± 2.5	0.03	0.162	0.07	0.86

ISSN: 1471-2490