Table 1.
Patient characteristics according to the achievement of post-exercise continent status.
| Continent Group (n = 31) |
Incontinent Group (n = 22) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 68.2 ± 6.1 | 68.3 ± 5.1 | 0.899 |
| Preoperative BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 2.8 | 26.6 ± 9.0 | 0.289 |
| Post-exercise 12-weeks BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5 ± 2.8 | 24.7 ± 3.3 | 0.827 |
| Prostate volume (mL) | 36.4 ± 19.1 | 37.8 ± 23.5 | 0.827 |
| PSA (ng/dL) | 23.6 ± 42.1 | 24.3 ± 42.8 | 0.953 |
| Op methods | 0.601 | ||
| RRP | 17 | 12 | |
| RALP | 14 | 10 | |
| Pathology Gleason Score Sum | 0.812 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 (3 + 4) | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 (4 + 3) | 8 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | |
| Pathologic T stage | 0.219 | ||
| T2 | 20 (64.5%) | 11 (50.0%) | |
| T3 | 11 (35.5%) | 11 (50.0%) | |
| Participation rate (%) | 42.0 ± 38.7 | 50.4 ± 36.0 | 0.428 |
| Preoperative MUCP (cmH2O) | 78.2 ± 18.8 | 64.8 ± 25.3 | 0.036 |
| Preoperative MCC (mL) | 355.3 ± 133.1 | 339.4 ± 139.2 | 0.685 |
| Preoperative PdetQmax (cm H2O) | 55.1 ± 21.0 | 48.7 ± 20.2 | 0.285 |
| Post-exercise 12-week MUCP (cm H2O) | 56.1 ± 25.3 | 53.6 ± 27.0 | 0.739 |
| Post-exercise 12-week MCC (mL) | 339.5 ± 89.7 | 297.1 ± 77.3 | 0.085 |
| Post-exercise 12-week DetQmax (cm H2O) | 38.5 ± 18.5 | 30.6 ± 15.6 | 0.123 |
| Change of MUCP (cm H2O) | 24.4 ± 29.4 | 12.9 ± 30.6 | 0.199 |
| Post-exercise 6-week pad (g) | 14.2 ± 45.6 | 18.7 ± 23.8 | 0.676 |
| Post-exercise 6-week pad number | 1.67 ± 2.1 | 4.2 ± 5.8 | 0.034 |
| Post-exercise 12-week pad (g) | 0 | 14.7 ± 25.1 | 0.002 |
| Post-exercise 12-week pad number | 0.4 ± 0.5 | 2.14 ± 2.4 | <0.001 |
BMI, Body mass index; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; RRP, retropubic radial prostatectomy; RALP, robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; MUCP, Maximal urethra closure pressure; MCC, maximal cystometric capacity; PdetQmax, detrusor pressure at maximal urinary flow in pressure-flow study.