Table 3.
Mean function an bother scores before treatment and differences after treatment relative to baseline scores (quartiles in brackets; negative differences indicate a quality of life improvement)
| time A | 0.5 SD | time A-time B | time A-time C | time A-time D | significant differences | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A vs. B | A vs. C | A vs. D | |||||||
| urinary function score | prostate with SIB | 94 (94;100;100) |
6 | 12 (0;9;20) |
5 (0;0;7) |
1 (0;0;7) |
+ | + | - |
| prostate only | 89 (87;100;100) |
9 | 9 (0;3;18) |
3 (-3;0;8) |
2 (0;0;8) |
+ | - | - | |
| urinary bother score | prostate with SIB | 82 (75;86;96) |
8 | 17 (0;18;32) |
2 (-10;0;11) |
0 (-10;0;6) |
+ | - | - |
| prostate only | 79 (63;86;98) |
10 | 20 (2;14;37) |
6 (-4;4;20) |
0 (-7;0;13) |
+ | - | - | |
| bowel function score | prostate with SIB | 92 (89;96;100) |
5 | 10 (0;11;19) |
3 (-3;0;7) |
1 (-4;0;4) |
+ | - | - |
| prostate only | 90 (89;96;100) |
6 | 14 (1;14;24) |
3 (-4;4;9) |
-1 (-6;0;7) |
+ | - | - | |
| bowel bother score | prostate with SIB | 92 (89;100;100) |
6 | 12 (0;14;21) |
4 (0;0;10) |
2 (0;0;4) |
+ | - | - |
| prostate only | 89 (79;100;100) |
9 | 13 (1;9;24) |
4 (-5;0;11) |
-3 (-11;0;4) |
+ | - | - | |
| sexual function score | prostate with SIB | 35 (15;37;51) |
12 | 7 (0;3;15) |
7 (0;7;17) |
5 (-3;5;18) |
+ | + | - |
| prostate only | 34 (11;30;54) |
12 | 6 (0;9;14) |
4 (-3;5;12) |
11 (0;7;23) |
- | - | + | |
| sexual bother score | prostate with SIB | 51 (25;31;94) |
18 | 7 (-2;3;20) |
6 (0;6;19) |
14 (0;0;28) |
- | - | + |
| prostate only | 57 (20;44;100) |
19 | 4 (0;0;19) |
-6 (-11;0;17) |
8 (0;9;27) |
- | - | - | |
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation of baseline value