Table 5. Percentage of patients with good baseline functioning that changed to poorer functioning at 12 months after treatment for a given item in each domain.
| RP N (%) | BT N (%) | EBRT N (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Urinary | ||||
| From ‘no urinary pads' at baseline (N=196)
to ‘one or more per day' at 12 months |
N=139
N=53
(38%) |
N=24
N=0
(0%) |
N=33
N=2
(6%) |
<0.001 |
|
Bowel | ||||
| From ‘no/seldom loose stool' at baseline (N=115)
to ‘at least half of the time loose stool' |
N=81
N=3
(4%) |
N=14
N=0
(0%) |
N=20
N=1
(5%) |
0.72 |
|
Sexual | ||||
| From ‘erections firm enough for intercourse' (N=107) to ‘not firm enough' | N=75 N=67 (89%) | N=14 N=8 (57%) | N=18 N=6 (33%) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: BT=brachytherapy; EBRT=external beam radiotherapy; RP=radical prostatectomy.