Table 1. Clinical outcomes of pilot cohort.
| Participant | Age, years | Race/ethnicity | Relationship status | Education level | Pre-surgery pads per day1 | Post-surgery pads per day1 | Prior radiation | Incontinence surgery | New bothersome symptoms | Complication (Y/N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 | White, non-Hispanic | Married | Some college, no degree | 4 | 1 | N | AUS | None | N |
| 2 | 72 | White, non-Hispanic | Married | Some college, no degree | 4 | 0 | N | Sling | >30 days scrotal pain; paresthesia | Y; retention |
| 3 | 78 | White, non-Hispanic | Married | Post graduate or professional degree | >5 | 1 | Y | AUS | >30 days scrotal pain | N |
| 4 | 80 | Decline to answer | Married | Decline to answer | >5 | 1 | N | AUS | None | N |
| 5 | 80 | White, non-Hispanic | Married | Bachelor’s degree | 2 | 1 | N | Sling | Urinary urgency | N |
| 6 | 73 | White, non-Hispanic | Divorced | Bachelor’s degree | >5 | 1 | Y | AUS | None | N |
| 7 | 63 | White, non-Hispanic | Married | Bachelor’s degree | >5 | 0 | N | AUS | Urinary urgency | Y; retention |
| 8 | 82 | White, non-Hispanic | Married | Bachelor’s degree | 4 | 1 | N | AUS | >30 days scrotal pain; urinary urgency | N |
| 9 | 72 | White, non-Hispanic | Married | High school graduate | 2 | 2 | N | Sling | None | N |
| 10 | 74 | White, Hispanic | Married | Vocational training | >5 | 1 | Y | AUS | None | N |
| 11 | 75 | White, non-Hispanic | Married | Post graduate or professional degree | >5 | 1 | Y | AUS2 | Worsening leakage | N |
1, pads per day were characterized from 0–>5, with patients using >1 diaper per day categorized as >5 pads; 2, Participant 11 underwent AUS after already having undergone a “failed” sling which did not improve his continence. AUS, artificial urinary sphincter; sling, male urethral sling; N, no; Y, yes.