Table 3.
EPIC scores (± SE) at each time point
|
Time points |
Baseline |
1 month |
2 months |
3 months |
p-value (ANOVA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
|
N |
=124 |
=55 |
=67 |
=54 |
=56 |
=51 |
=54 |
|
| Urinary domain |
91.9 |
84.3 (2.0) |
81.0 (1.9) |
81.9 (2.0) |
81.7 (2.2) |
87.5 (1.8) |
91.1 (1.8) |
0.5470 |
| Function |
97.5 |
91.3 (1.7) |
92.1 (1.5) |
91.6 (18) |
90.6 (1.8) |
95.3 (1.6) |
95.4 (1.5) |
0.8058 |
| Bother |
87.9 |
79.4 (2.5) |
73.0 (2.6) |
75.0 (2.6) |
75.4 (3.0) |
82.0 (2.4) |
87.9 (2.4) |
0.4913 |
| Incontinence |
97.1 |
94.8 (1.4) |
93.8 (1.5) |
93.7 (1.6) |
91.7 (2.1) |
96.6 (1.6) |
95.6 (1.7) |
0.8293 |
| Irritative/obstructive |
89.5 |
79.2 (2.6) |
74.7 (2.5) |
76.5 (2.6) |
77.0 (2.8) |
83.3 (2.3) |
88.1 (2.3) |
0.4556 |
| Bowel domain |
95.8 |
82.7 (2.7) |
80.1 (2.5) |
84.1 (2.8) |
78.1 (3.2) |
89.7 (2.6) |
92.6 (1.7) |
0.9208 |
| Function |
95.6 |
82.3 (2.6) |
77.1 (2.6) |
83.7 (3.0) |
76.6 (3.2) |
89.3 (2.8) |
91.0 (2.1) |
0.7569 |
| Bother |
95.8 |
82.7 (2.7) |
80.1 (2.5) |
84.1 (2.8) |
78.1 (3.2) |
89.7 (2.6) |
92.6 (1.7) |
0.9208 |
|
N |
=121 |
=53 |
=66 |
=53 |
=55 |
=50 |
=53 |
|
| Sexual domain |
28.6 |
22.1 (2.4) |
22.0 (2.9) |
26.1 (3.0) |
26.1 (3.1) |
23.2 (3.2) |
24.2 (3.4) |
0.3919 |
| Function |
16.0 |
8.6 (2.8) |
8.1 (3.2) |
11.1 (3.2) |
11.3 (3.4) |
9.5 (3.3) |
10.4 (3.9) |
0.6457 |
| Bother |
56.9 |
52.4 (5.0) |
53.2 (4.9) |
59.9 (5.9) |
59.4 (6.3) |
54.0 (5.7) |
55.3 (6.0) |
0.3805 |
| Hormonal domain |
83.9 |
83.6 (1.8) |
84.7 (1.3) |
86.2 (1.8) |
83.5 (2.0) |
85.1 (2.2) |
86.5 (1.9) |
0.9304 |
| Function |
75.9 |
76.0 (2.7) |
77.7 (2.4) |
79.0 (2.6) |
75.4 (3.6) |
77.3 (2.9) |
80.6 (2.6) |
0.9012 |
| Bother | 90.5 | 90.0 (1.3) | 90.5 (1.1) | 92.3 (1.5) | 90.2 (1.6) | 91.7 (2.0) | 91.5 (2.0) | 0.7273 |
Abbreviations: Arm 1 = conventional fractionation; Arm 2 = hypofractionation; N = number of patients.