Table 6.
Comparison of the baseline vs. 24 month, and 6 month vs. 24 month for the percentage of participants shifting to the worst dichotomized category for a given question during the time period.
| Baseline vs. 24 mo. | 6 mo. vs. 24 mo. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External % | Brachytherapy % | External % | Brachytherapy % | |||||||||
| NADT | No NADT | P value* | NADT | No NADT | P value* | NADT | No NADT | P value* | NADT | No NADT | P value* | |
| Sexual: | ||||||||||||
| Your ability to have an erection? | 26.7 | 17.3 | 0.07 | 28.6 | 19.9 | 0.49 | 2.3 | 10.4 | 0.02 | 14.3 | 8.1 | 0.33 |
| How would you describe the usual QUALITY of your erections during the last 4 weeks? | 23.3 | 12.9 | 0.03 | 21.4 | 16.2 | 0.71 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 0.11 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 0.26 |
| How would you describe the FREQUENCY of your erections during the last 4 weeks? | 25.6 | 20.3 | 0.32 | 35.7 | 21.4 | 0.20 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 0.01 | 7.1 | 10.3 | >0.99 |
| Your ability to reach orgasm (climax)? | 24.4 | 13.9 | 0.03 | 28.6 | 18.8 | 0.48 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 0.03 | 7.1 | 8.9 | >0.99 |
| Overall, how would you rate your ability to function sexually during the last 4 weeks? | 30.2 | 16.3 | 0.01 | 14.3 | 18.1 | >0.99 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 0.09 | 7.1 | 8.1 | >0.99 |
| Overall, how big a problem has your sexual function or lack of sexual function been for you during the last 4 weeks? | 18.6 | 17.8 | 0.87 | 28.6 | 15.9 | 0.26 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 0.86 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 0.64 |
| Hormone/Vitality: | ||||||||||||
| Hot flashes | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.13 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.14 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 0 | 1.1 | >0.99 |
| Breast tenderness/enlargement | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 0 | 0.7 | >0.99 | 1.2 | 1.0 | >0.99 | 0 | 0.7 | >0.99 |
| Feeling depressed | 3.5 | 3.5 | >0.99 | 0 | 3.7 | >0.99 | 2.3 | 2.5 | >0.99 | 0 | 2.2 | >0.99 |
| Lack of energy | 9.3 | 9.4 | 0.98 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.61 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 0.12 | 0 | 4.4 | >0.99 |
| Change in body weight | 5.8 | 3.5 | 0.35 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 0.49 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0.09 | 0 | 4.1 | >0.99 |
*
Chi-square or Fisher’s Exact test