Table 3:
Summary of patient’s choice to each of the EPIC-26 items at 5-year survey by corresponding domain score categories.
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| EPIC-26 Items% | Patient’s choice | 0-20 | 21-40 | 41-60 | 61-80 | 81-100 | Combined |
| Urinary Incontinence | N=384 | N=781 | N=1251 | N=2466 | N=6263 | N=11145 | |
| 1. Rarely or never leaks | Yes | 0% (0) | 0% (1) | 1% (10) | 6% (160) | 93% (5833) | 54% (6004) |
| 2. Total urinary control | Yes | 0% (0) | 0% (1) | 1% (12) | 5% (114) | 82% (5162) | 47% (5289) |
| 3. No pads | Yes | 0% (0) | 9% (70) | 27% (333) | 89% (2207) | 99% (6213) | 79% (8823) |
| 4 a. No problem with dripping | Yes | 0% (0) | 1% (8) | 4% (45) | 14% ( 343) | 88% (5482) | 53% (5878) |
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| Urinary Irritative | N=38 | N=112 | N=524 | N=1760 | N=8728 | N=11162 | |
| 4 b. No pain or burning with urination | Yes | 0% (0) | 2% (2) | 39% (206) | 74% (1310) | 96% (8382) | 89% (9900) |
| 4 c. No bleeding with urination | Yes | 0% (0) | 59% (66) | 84% (439) | 93% ( 1643) | 99% ( 8636) | 97% (10784) |
| 4 d. No weak stream or incomplete emptying | Yes | 0% (0) | 2% (2) | 2% (9) | 9% ( 160) | 72% (6296) | 58% (6467) |
| 4 e. No frequency of urination | Yes | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 1% (3) | 2% ( 39) | 52% (4557) | 41% (4599) |
| 5. Overall, no problem with urinary function | Yes | 5% (2) | 1% (1) | 2% (10) | 8% (138) | 58% (5043) | 47% (5266) |
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| Bowel function | N=22 | N=88 | N=256 | N=940 | N=10031 | N=11337 | |
| 6 a. No rectal urgency | Yes | 0% ( 0) | 0% (0) | 2% (6) | 9% ( 88) | 83% (8313) | 74% (8407) |
| 6 b. No bowel frequency | Yes | 0% (0) | 1% (1) | 7% (18) | 20% (187) | 90% (8986) | 81% (9192) |
| 6 c. No fecal incontinence | Yes | 0% (0) | 7% ( 6) | 23% (57) | 56% (519) | 97% ( 9684) | 91% (10266) |
| 6 d. No bloody stools | Yes | 10% (2) | 51% (44) | 74% (188) | 84% (787) | 97% ( 9772) | 95% (10793) |
| 6 e. No pain with bowel movements | Yes | 0% (0) | 17% (15) | 39% (98) | 53% (497) | 93% (9277) | 87% (9887) |
| 7. No problems with bowel function | Yes | 10% (2) | 2% (2) | 2% (4) | 6% (54) | 85% (8515) | 76% (8577) |
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| Sexual function | N=3678 | N=1643 | N=1462 | N=1871 | N=2321 | N=10975 | |
| 8 a. Very good erections | Yes | 0% (0) | 0% (6) | 1% (9) | 2% (43) | 54% (1236) | 12% (1294) |
| 8 b. Very good orgasm | Yes | 1% (42) | 4% (67) | 6% (92) | 14% (268) | 64% (1484) | 18% (1953) |
| 9. Erections firm enough for intercourse | Yes | 0% (2) | 3% (51) | 28% (405) | 72% (1339) | 97% (2257) | 37% (4054) |
| 10. Erections whenever desired | Yes | 0% (3) | 2% (26) | 6% (82) | 29% (533) | 90% (2079) | 25% (2723) |
| 11. Very good sexual function | Yes | 0% (3) | 0% (1) | 1% (11) | 2% (37) | 55% (1259) | 12% (1311) |
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| Hormonal | N=31 | N=145 | N=635 | N=1914 | N=8430 | N=11155 | |
| 13 a. No hot flashes | Yes | 3% (1) | 20% (29) | 50% (318) | 73% (1406) | 96% (8057) | 88% (9811) |
| 13 b. No breast tenderness | Yes | 6% ( 2) | 57% (75) | 79% (489) | 91% (1703) | 99% ( 8258) | 96% (10527) |
| 13 c. No problem with depression | Yes | 0% (0) | 1% ( 1) | 8% (53) | 25% (483) | 81% (6825) | 66% (7362) |
| 13 d. No problem with low energy | Yes | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 1% (9) | 5% (105) | 65% (5480) | 50% (5594) |
| 13 e. No change in body weight | Yes | 0% (0) | 5% (7) | 18% (11) | 41% (786) | 87% (7348) | 74% (8252) |