Table 4. Comparison of pre- and post-operative 5-item IIEF-5 and SLQQ scores in different age brackets.

	IIEF-5 scores			SLQQ scores
Age (years)	Before surgery	3 months after surgery	6 months after surgery	Before surgery	3 months after surgery	6 months after surgery
< 40	18.03 ± 9.32	14.59 ± 7.11b	17.54 ± 4.67a	27.86 ± 12.65	22.17 ± 12.49b	24.68 ± 6.69
40–50	20.12 ± 6.56	13.21 ± 8.92b	15.71 ± 5.53	27.12 ± 14.73	20.16 ± 11.36b	21.85 ± 10.75
50–60	14.23 ± 7.22	11.93 ± 8.51	12.16 ± 7.48	23.44 ± 14.61	21.65 ± 11.82	20.67 ± 10.25
> 60	17.59 ± 7.47	13.12 ± 7.46	13.59 ± 8.15	28.63 ± 12.89	21.26 ± 13.06	20.25 ± 13.04

Abbreviations: IIEF-5, 5-item International Index of Erectile Function; SLQQ, Sexual Life Quality Questionnaire.

^aComparison of 3 months and 6 months post-operative conditions (P < 0.05).

^bComparison of pre-operative and 3 months post-operative conditions (P < 0.05).