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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: Patient. 2008 Jul 1;1(3):189. doi: 10.2165/1312067-200801030-00006

Table IV.

Gleason cancer grade, education, and erectile function as factors influencing the probability of side effects as a main factor in local stage prostate cancer patient’s treatment decision

5 or 6 Gleason Grade 7 8 to 10
< College Degree
 Good ability to have erection 0.59 (0.50, 0.67) 0.46 (0.35, 0.57) 0.33 (0.19, 0.51)
 Poor ability to have erection 0.69 (0.61, 0.75) 0.56 (0.47, 0.66) 0.43 (0.27, 0.61)
College or Graduate Degree
 Good ability to have erection 0.68 (0.60, 0.75) 0.56 (0.45, 0.66) 0.43 (0.26, 0.61)
 Poor ability to have erection 0.76 (0.69, 0.82) 0.66 (0.56, 0.75) 0.53 (0.36, 0.70)