Table 3.
Baseline |
4 mo |
8 mo |
12 mo |
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Lap | Open | P value | Lap | Open | P value | Lap | Open | P value | Lap | Open | P value | |
Number of men who have been sexually active | 14 | 5 | / | 6 | 1 | / | 10 | 5 | / | 12 | 5 | / |
Sexual enjoyment (functional scale) | 40.5 (8.0) | 20.0 (8.2) | 0.164 | 38.9 (18.1) | 33.3 (/) | 1.000 | 46.7 (7.4) | 6.7 (6.7) | 0.004 | 44.4 (10.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.019 |
Male sexual problems (symptom scale) | 16.7 (8.4) | 0 (0) | 0.194 | 33.3 (13.6) | 66.7 (/) | 0.309 | 20.0 (8.5) | 76.7 (14.5) | 0.013 | 29.2 (11.3) | 80.0 (9.7) | 0.026 |
Quality of life scores are presented as the mean (standard error of mean). Scores ranged from 0 to 100. A higher score on a functional scale indicates better functioning, whereas a higher score on a symptom scale indicates a higher degree of symptoms. Scores in the laparoscopic and open groups were compared by the Mann-Whitney U test.