Table 1 Baseline patient and treatment characteristics

Age (y/o)

Median 72 (47–88)

Age ≤ 60

13.9 %

60 < Age ≤ 70

51.5 %

Age > 70

34.6 %

Race

White

55.6 %

Black

26.8 %

Other

17.6 %

Median prostate volume (cc)

Median: 43 (14.0–170.7) cc

Risk groups (D’Amico’s)

Low

36.3 %

Intermediate

54.9 %

High

7.8 %

ADT

8.9 %

Baseline AUA score

Median: 9.5

Mild (1–7):

41.6 %

Moderate (8–19):

41.6 %

Severe (20–35):

16.8 %

Baseline SHIM score

Median: 15

Severe ED (1–7):

34.2 %

Moderate ED (8–11):

10.5 %

Mild-Moderate ED (12–16):

7.9 %

Mild ED (17–21):

21.1 %

Normal function (>21):

26.3 %