Table 2.
Comparison of quality of life scores between current sample and published samples of men with prostate cancer
| Current sample | Comparator sample | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SE) | N | Mean (SE) | t-Score | P | |
| EPIC urinary | ||||||
| Function | 90 | 67.2 (2.8) | 252 | 86.5 (1.0) [14] | 7.94 | 0.0001 |
| Bother | 90 | 68.9 (3.1) | 252 | 75.8 (1.3) [14] | 2.43 | 0.015 |
| EPIC sexual | ||||||
| Function | 89 | 38.7 (2.6) | 252 | 29.5 (1.5) [14] | 3.07 | 0.002 |
| Bother | 88 | 40.1 (3.6) | 252 | 41.1 (1.9) [14] | 0.26 | 0.79 |
| EPIC bowel | ||||||
| Function | 90 | 77.6 (2.2) | 252 | 87.9 (0.9) [14] | 5.30 | 0.0001 |
| Bother | 90 | 77.5 (3.0) | 252 | 85.3 (1.2) [14] | 2.92** | 0.004 |
| SF-36 | ||||||
| MCS | 86 | 43.9 (1.4) | 730 | 51.9 (1.4) [24] | 7.02 | 0.0001 |
| PCS | 86 | 48.3 (1.1) | 730 | 48.9 (0.4) [24] | 0.52 | 0.60 |
| EPIC hormonal | ||||||
| Function | 85 | 73.5 (2.4) | 252 | 84.0 (1.0) [15] | 4.80 | 0.0001 |
| Bother | 90 | 52.4 (2.1) | 252 | 88.7 (0.9) [15] | 18.95 | 0.0001 |
| Fear of recurrence | 91 | 49.2 (2.3) | 333 | 20.0 (1.1) [25] | 12.86 | 0.0001 |
| Outness level | ||||||
| To family | 90 | 5.7 (0.2) | 414 | 5.21 (0.1) [22] | 2.87 | 0.004 |
| To world | 79 | 4.7 (0.2) | 414 | 5.07 (0.1) [22] | 2.01 | 0.04 |
| Total | 79 | 4.9 (0.2) | 223 | 4.90 (0.1) [22] | 0.00 | 1.00 |
EPIC = Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite; MCS = Mental Health Component Score; PCS = Physical Health Component Score; SE = standard error; SF-36 = Short-Form-36 Health Survey