Table 3 Prevalence ratios with corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for prevalence and intrusion of thoughts about prostate cancer before surgery by symptoms of quality of life before and after prostatectomy among 833 men
Before surgery | Quality-of-life symptoms c | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before surgery | 3 months after surgery | |||||
Waking up with worry or anxiety | Depressive mood | Self-assessed quality of life | Waking up with worry or anxiety | Depressive mood | Self-assessed quality of life | |
≥ 1 per week | Sometimes to all the time | Low to moderate | ≥ 1 per week | Sometimes to all the time | Low to moderate | |
Negative thoughts ≥ 1 per week | 157 (52%) | 245 (81%) | 189 (62%) | 87 (29%) | 188 (62%) | 195 (64%) |
Negative thoughts < 1 per week | 69 (13%) | 227 (43%) | 184 (35%) | 39 (7%) | 180 (34%) | 250 (48%) |
Prevalence ratio (95% CI) a | 4.0 (3.1-5.1) | 1.9 (1.7-2.1) | 1.8 (1.5-2.0) | 3.9 (2.7-5.5) | 1.8 (1.6-2.1) | 1.3 (1.2-1.5) |
Negative thoughts ≥ 3 per week | 103 (59%) | 146 (83%) | 115 (65%) | 57 (32%) | 111 (63%) | 109 (62%) |
Negative thoughts < 3 per week | 123 (19%) | 326 (50%) | 258 (40%) | 69 (11%) | 257 (39%) | 336 (52%) |
Prevalence ratio (95% CI) a | 3.1 (2.5-3.8) | 1.7 (1.5-1.8) | 1.6 (1.4-1.9) | 3.0 (2.2-4.1) | 1.6 (1.4-1.8) | 1.2 (1.0-1.4) |
Positive thoughts ≥ 1 per week | 69 (35%) | 127 (64%) | 79 (40%) | 41 (21%) | 99 (50%) | 101 (51%) |
Positive thoughts < 1 per week | 155 (25%) | 342 (55%) | 292 (47%) | 85 (14%) | 267 (43%) | 341 (55%) |
Prevalence ratio (95% CI) a | 1.4 (1.1-1.8) | 1.2 (1.0-1.3) | 0.8 (0.7-1.0) | 1.5 (1.1-2.1) | 1.3 (1.0-1.8) | 0.9 (0.8-1.1) |
A little bit intrusive or more b | 191 (45%) | 324 (76%) | 251 (59%) | 99 (23%) | 236 (55%) | 255 (60%) |
Not at all intrusive b | 19 (9%) | 86 (41%) | 64 (30%) | 13 (6%) | 74 (36%) | 108 (51%) |
Prevalence ratio (95% CI) a | 5.0 (3.2-7.7) | 1.9 (1.6-2.2) | 1.9 (1.5-2.4) | 3.7 (2.1-6.5) | 1.6 (1.3-1.9) | 1.2 (1.0-1.4) |