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. 2021 Jun;10(6):2719–2727. doi: 10.21037/tau-20-1255

Table 1. Patient characteristics of men who completed the IPSS and/or the SHIM/IIEF-5.

Characteristics IPSS, N=845 SHIM/IIEF-5, N=696
Age at diagnosis (years)
   Median [IQR] 64 [59–69] 64 [59–68]
   Unknown (n) 74 75
PSA at inclusion (ng/mL)
   Median [IQR] 5.1 [3.7–6.8] 5.1 [3.5–6.7]
   Unknown (n) 8 7
Grade group at inclusion
   GG1 787 (93%) 652 (94%)
   GG2 50 (6%) 39 (6%)
   GG3 8 (1%) 5 (1%)
Max % cancer in any core
   Median [IQR] 10 [5–25] 10 [5–25]
   Unknown (n) 57 39
cT stage
   T1c 692 (82%) 576 (83%)
   T2a 85 (10%) 65 (9%)
   T2-unspecified 32 (4%) 23 (3%)
   T2b 9 (1%) 8 (1%)
   T2c 13 (2%) 10 (1%)
   Unknown 14 (2%) 14 (2%)
Number of biopsies, median [IQR] 3 [2–4] 3 [2–5]
Number of biopsy cores per session, median [IQR] 12 [12–17] 12 [12–17]
Time on AS in months, median [IQR] 35 [19–56] 36 [20–55]

IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score; SHIM, Sexual Health Inventory for Men; IIEF-5, five item International Index of Erectile Function; AS, active surveillance; IQR, interquartile range.