Table III.

Clinical data of functional parameters over time after PAE and TURP

Parameter		PAE	TURP	P
Prostate volume [ml]	Baseline	64.6 ±10.2	68.7 ±9.2	0.146
	3 months	52.3 ±5.9	29.9 ±4. 5	< 0.001
	6 months	45.2 ±5.9	30.8 ±5.2	< 0.001
	12 months	42.0 ±7.5	32.9 ±4.6	< 0.001
Qmax [ml/s]	Baseline	9.5 ±3.7	9.4 ±3.1	0.962
	3 months	13.2 ±3.9	20.4 ±4.4	< 0.001
	6 months	16.4 ±4.5	23.8 ±3.9	< 0.001
	12 months	21.8 ±4.2	24.3 ±3.7	0.031
IPSS	Baseline	23.9 ±4.9	24.5 ±4.5	0.672
	3 months	15.5 ±4.1	12.3 ±3.5	0.004
	6 months	12.1 ±3.4	8.3 ±3.2	< 0.001
	12 months	13.1 ±3.5	10.2 ±4.5	0.021
QoL	Baseline	4.1 ±0.7	4.1 ±0.6	0.723
	3 months	2.8 ±1.1	2.1 ±0.9	0.010
	6 months	2.5 ±1.1	1.9 ±0.9	0.032
	12 months	2.1 ±0.7	1.7 ±0.6	0.034