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. 2016 May 29;12(5):1398–1402. doi: 10.1177/1557988316651133

Table 1.

Clinical and Demographic Information of Patient Undergoing AUS Placement.

Never smokers (n = 327) Past smokers (n = 360) Current smokers (n = 41) p
Past smokers Current smokers
Patient age, year, median (IQR) 71 (66, 76) 71 (66, 75) 68 (64, 72) .9 .02
BMI, median (IQR) 28 (26, 32) 29 (26, 32) 28 (27, 30) .3 .9
Diabetes, n (%) 54 (17) 64 (18) 6 (15) .6 .8
Hypertension, n (%) 195 (60) 245 (69) 21 (51) .02 .3
Stroke/TIA, n (%) 11 (3.4) 27 (8) 0 (0) .02 .2
Coronary artery disease, n (%) 79 (24) 103 (29) 12 (29) .2 .5
Radiation therapy, n (%) 125 (38) 132 (37) 14 (35) .7 .7
Androgen deprivation, n (%) 44 (14) 61 (17) 7 (18) .2 .5
RRP, n (%) 240 (81) 264 (79) 29 (78) .4 .7
Robotic RP, n (%) 31 (15) 34 (13) 3 (12) .6 .7

Note. AUS = artificial urinary sphincter; BMI = body mass index; IQR = interquartile ranges; TIA = transient ischemic attack; RRP = radical retropubic prostatectomy; RP = radical prostatectomy. bolded values are significant