Table 4 Medians number of days and interquartile ranges for toxicities of ≥ G2
From: Acute toxicity in prostate cancer patients treated with and without image-guided radiotherapy
Toxicity | IGRT | Non-IGRT | P value (Wilcoxon Rank Sum test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Interquartile range | Median | Interquartile range | ||
Urinary frequency | 14.5 | 10 - 26.5 | 28 | 23.4 - 32.9 | 0.0179 |
Cystitis | 15 | 8.5 - 27 | 24.5 | 19.3 - 31.3 | 0.7603 |
Bladder spasm | 8.8 | 8.1 - 9.4 | No events | - | 0.6566 |
Urinary incontinence | 10.5 | 7.8 - 15.3 | No events | - | 0.3919 |
Urinary retention | 8.5 | 6 - 15.5 | No events | - | 0.1746 |
Proctitis | 10.5 | 7.8 - 18 | 20.8 | 11.5 - 28.4 | 0.0616 |
Anal skin | 8.8 | 6.9 - 18.3 | 23.3 | 20.9 - 25.6 | 0.9308 |
Diarrhoea | 10.3 | 4.8 - 10.6 | 9.3 | 7 - 12.9 | 0.0033 |
Haemorrhoid symptoms | 15.5 | 8.6 - 25.6 | 26 | 17 - 35 | 0.3583 |
Fatigue | 10.8 | 7.4 - 14 | 18.8 | 15.1 - 22 | 0.0088 |