Table 3 Mean function an bother scores before treatment and differences after treatment relative to baseline scores (quartiles in brackets; negative differences indicate a quality of life improvement)
time A | 0.5 SD | time A-time B | time A-time C | time A-time D | significant differences | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A vs. B | A vs. C | A vs. D | |||||||
urinary function score | prostate with SIB | 94 (94;100;100) | 6 | 12 (0;9;20) | 5 (0;0;7) | 1 (0;0;7) | + | + | - |
prostate only | 89 (87;100;100) | 9 | 9 (0;3;18) | 3 (-3;0;8) | 2 (0;0;8) | + | - | - | |
urinary bother score | prostate with SIB | 82 (75;86;96) | 8 | 17 (0;18;32) | 2 (-10;0;11) | 0 (-10;0;6) | + | - | - |
prostate only | 79 (63;86;98) | 10 | 20 (2;14;37) | 6 (-4;4;20) | 0 (-7;0;13) | + | - | - | |
bowel function score | prostate with SIB | 92 (89;96;100) | 5 | 10 (0;11;19) | 3 (-3;0;7) | 1 (-4;0;4) | + | - | - |
prostate only | 90 (89;96;100) | 6 | 14 (1;14;24) | 3 (-4;4;9) | -1 (-6;0;7) | + | - | - | |
bowel bother score | prostate with SIB | 92 (89;100;100) | 6 | 12 (0;14;21) | 4 (0;0;10) | 2 (0;0;4) | + | - | - |
prostate only | 89 (79;100;100) | 9 | 13 (1;9;24) | 4 (-5;0;11) | -3 (-11;0;4) | + | - | - | |
sexual function score | prostate with SIB | 35 (15;37;51) | 12 | 7 (0;3;15) | 7 (0;7;17) | 5 (-3;5;18) | + | + | - |
prostate only | 34 (11;30;54) | 12 | 6 (0;9;14) | 4 (-3;5;12) | 11 (0;7;23) | - | - | + | |
sexual bother score | prostate with SIB | 51 (25;31;94) | 18 | 7 (-2;3;20) | 6 (0;6;19) | 14 (0;0;28) | - | - | + |
prostate only | 57 (20;44;100) | 19 | 4 (0;0;19) | -6 (-11;0;17) | 8 (0;9;27) | - | - | - | |