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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Efficacy and safety of Water Vapor Thermal Therapy in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia: a systematic review and single-arm Meta-analysis

Characteristics

Alegorides,2020

Darson,2017

Dixon,2016

Elterman,2022

Fernández-Guzmán,2022

Ines,2021

Ines*,2021

Ines#,2021

McVary,2016

Wasserbauer,2021

No. of patients

62

131

65

229

137

140

26

13

136

76

Age (years)

64.3 ± 11.9

70.9 ± 9.4

66.6 ± 7.7

67.3

65.31

64.5 ± 8.4

60.4 ± 9.2

67.2 ± 8.2

63 ± 7.1

65.3 ± 7.1

Median lobe (%)

29 (46.7%)

54 (41.2%)

14 (21.5%)

126 (55%)

64 (46.7%)

100 (55.9%)

42 (30.9%)

NA

Bladder catheter (%)

8 (12.9%)

NA

NA

16 (7.0%)

NA

NA

NA

6 (7.9%)

Prostate volume (ml)

54.3 ± 28.4

45.1 ± 23.4

48.6 ± 20.5

71.5

50.38 ± 18.45

47.6 ± 13

25.2 ± 2.8

93.6 ± 9.9

45.8 ± 13

61.8 ± 29.2

PSA (ng/L)

2.9 ± 2.7

3.5 ± 5.6

3.9 ± 4.2

NA

2.4

2.5 ± 2.3

0.8 ± 0.9

12.2 ± 11.7

2.1 ± 1.5

3.5 ± 2.8

IPSS

19.9 ± 6.3

19.5 ± 6.6

21.6 ± 5.5

NA

21 ± 4.63

18.7 ± 6.8

21.5 ± 6.9

18.4 ± 5.5

22 ± 4.8

19.1 ± 6.3

Qol

NA

4.3 ± 1.2

4.3 ± 1.1

NA

4.09 ± 0.93

4.4 ± 1.3

4.8 ± 1.4

4.1 ± 0.9

4.4 ± 1.1

4 ± 1.1

PVR (ml)

78.9 ± 88.9

216.8 ± 286.6

92.4 ± 77.3

NA

NA

34.9 ± 64.2

18 ± 49.8

30.2 ± 46.8

82 ± 51.5

67.7 ± 98.1

Qmax (ml/s)

11.0 ± 3.4

8.6 ± 4.9

7.9 ± 3.2

NA

8.98 ± 4.06

9.3 ± 2.8

9.1 ± 2.8

6.2 ± 2.7

9.9 ± 2.3

8.8 ± 3.7

BPH II

NA

NA

6.8 ± 2.8

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

6.3 ± 2.8

NA

IIEF-EF

NA

NA

13.3 ± 12

NA

NA

15.6 ± 8.6

18.6 ± 8.4

14.1 ± 9.3

17.2 ± 10.3

NA

MSHQ-EjD

8.6 ± 4.9

NA

5.9 ± 4.8

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

7.8 ± 4.1

NA

MSHQ-bother

2.0 ± 1.7

NA

2.3 ± 2.3

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.6 ± 1.7

NA

  1. Note: Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (SD) or mean.
  2. # *: The study was divided into three groups based on the prostate volume. with group 1 (Ines,2021) 30–80 ml, group 2 (Ines*,2021) < 30 ml and group3 (Ines#,2021) > 80 ml.
  3. Abbreviations: PSA: Prostate specific antigen; IPSS: International Prostate Symptom Score, Qol: IPSS quality of life scale, PVR: postvoid residual, Qmax: maximum urine flow rate, BPH II: Benign Prostate Hypertrophy Impact Index, IIEF-EF: International Index of Erectile Function erectile function domain, MSHQ-EjD: Male Sexual Health Questionnaire for Ejaculatory Dysfunction