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Table 1 Demographics and tumor characteristics of patients

From: Denonvilliers’ fascia acts as the fulcrum and hammock for continence after radical prostatectomy

 

Group DFS (n = 72)

Group Control (n = 82)

P

Mean ± Std (Range)

 Age, years

67.8 ± 5.0 (58–79)

69.3 ± 6.5 (54–80)

0.1

 BMI

24.5 ± 2.6 (17.4–30.9)

24.5 ± 2.7 (16.8–30.3)

0.9

 Diagnosis PSA, ng/ml

16.0 ± 12.5 (0.4–61.0)

38.9 ± 114.7 (4.1–946.6)

0.1

 Prostate volume, ml

49.2 ± 15.8 (13.5–100.7)

51.5 ± 18.5 (16.7–122.5)

0.4

Clinical stage, n (%)

0.8

 T1

30 (41.7)

33 (40.2)

 

 T2

38 (52.8)

46 (56.1)

 

 T3

4 (5.6)

3 (3.7)

 

Diagnosis Gleason, n (%)

0.2

 ≤ 6

31 (43.1)

26 (31.7)

 

 7

31 (43.1)

37 (45.1)

 

 ≥ 8

10 (13.9)

19 (23.2)

 

Diagnosis method, n (%)

0.5

 Biopsy

66 (91.7)

78 (95.1)

 

 TURP

6 (8.3)

4 (4.9)

 

IIEF-5 Q2 ≥ 3 pre-surgery, n (%)

49 (68.1)

47 (57.3)

0.2

Comorbid condition, n (%)

 

 CAD

9 (12.5)

10 (12.2)

1.0

 DM

12 (16.7)

17 (20.7)

0.5

 HBP

38 (52.8)

39 (47.6)

0.5

 COPD

8 (11.1)

4 (4.9)

0.2

 CVD

4 (5.6)

6 (7.3)

0.8

  1. BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, COPD chronic obstruction pulmonary diseases, CVD cerebrovascular diseases, DM diabetes mellitus, HBP high blood pressure, TURP transurethral resection of prostate
  2. IIEF-5 Q2: International Index of Erectile Function-5, question NO.2. ‘‘When you had erections with sexual stimulation, how often was your erection hard enough for penetration during the last 3 months?’’ The following responses were available: ‘‘No sexual activity’’ (0); ‘‘Almost never or never’’ (1); ‘‘A few times (much less than half the time)’’ (2); ‘‘Sometimes (about half the time)’’ (3); ‘‘Most times (much more than half the time)’’ (4); and ‘‘Almost always or always’’ (5)