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. 2009 Nov 27;9:47. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-9-47

Table 2.

Sample TTO Utilities/Categories of Utility

Utility Mean (SD) (IQR) or n (%)
40% Chance of Erectile Dysfunction** .9156 (.146) (.857 to 1.0)
 No-trade 137 (56.4%)
 .75 to .99 82 (33.7%)
 .50 to .74 19 (7.8%)
 Up to .49 5 (2.1%)
80% Chance of Erectile Dysfunction* .8636 (.187) (.786 to 1.0)
 No-trade 94 (38.7%)
 .75 to .99 108 (44.4%)
 .50 to .74 30 (12.3%)
 Up to .49 11 (4.5%)
10% Chance of Incontinence** .9544 (.120) (.929 to 1.0)
 No-trade 181 (74.5%)
 .75 to .99 52 (21.4%)
 .50 to .74 7 (2.9%)
 Up to .49 3 (1.2%)
30% Chance of Incontinence* .8831 (.186) (.857 to 1.0)
 No-trade 114 (47.7%)
 .75 to .99 92 (38.5%)
 .50 to .74 23 (9.6%)
 Up to .49 10 (4.2%)
40% Chance of Erectile Dysfunction + 10% Chance of Incontinence** .8358 (.196) (.757 to 1.0)
 No-trade 65 (26.6%)
 .75 to .99 133 (54.5%)
 .50 to .74 32 (13.1%)
 Up to .49 14 (5.7%)

TTO = time trade-off

** Risk associated with Radiation Therapy

*Risk associated with Radical Prostatectomy