Table 3.
Patient demographic and treatment‐related details by actual treatment received (N = 70)
| Characteristics | Past treatment | |
|---|---|---|
| Surgery, N (%) | PRT + surgery, N (%) | |
| Mean age, years ± SD (range) | 64.5 ± 9.8 (41–84) | 63.8 ± 9.1 (43–82) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 18 (56) | 30 (79) |
| Female | 14 (44) | 8 (21) |
| Education | ||
| ≤9 years | 12 (38) | 19 (50) |
| 10–12 years | 15 (47) | 9 (24) |
| ≥13 years | 5 (16) | 10 (26) |
| Mean time since surgery, years ± SD (range) | 8.4 ± 1.0 (6.3–10.0) | 8.3 ± 1.0 (6.5–10.2) |
| Permanent stoma | ||
| No | 22 (69) | 22 (58) |
| Yes | 10 (31) | 16 (42) |
| Sexual problems1,2 | ||
| No | 2 (8) | 9 (27) |
| Yes | 22 (92) | 24 (73) |
| Total | 32 (46) | 38 (54) |
1In women, presence or absence of problems is only reported for the 6/14 (surgery) and 5/8 (PRT + surgery) who had been sexually active in the past 4 weeks.
2Data were missing for two men in the PRT + surgery group.