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Table 3 Independent factors associated with urinary domains in EPIC in multivariate analysis

From: Prospective longitudinal outcomes of quality of life after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy compared with retropubic radical prostatectomy

 

Urinary domain

Factor

Function

β, γ

Bother

β, γ

Irritative/obstructive

β, γ

Incontinence

β, γ

At 1 month

 Surgical procedure (ref: RRP)

−0.22*, −0.22*

−0.22**, −0.22*

−0.30*, −0.29*

 NS (ref: without)

0.17**, 0.17**

At 3 months

 Surgical procedure (ref: RRP)

−0.29*, −0.30*

−0.28*, −0.27*

−0.36*, −0.35*

 Age (continuous)

−0.22*, −0.20*

−0.21*, −0.20*

 IPSS (ref: low)

−0.27*, −0.26*

−0.26*, −0.26*

 RM (ref: positive)

−0.15**, −0.20*

At 6 months

 Surgical procedure (ref: RRP)

−0.23*, −0.23*

−0.17**, −0.17**

−0.23*, −0.13*

 Age (continuous)

−0.20*, −0.18*

−0.23*, −0.23*

 RM (ref: positive)

−0.17**, −0.18**

−0.18**, −0.21*

−0.22*, −0.24*

−0.17**, −0.17**

 IPSS (ref: low)

−0.25*, −0.27*

−0.21*, −0.23*

At 12 months

 Surgical procedure (ref: RRP)

−0.19**, −0.18*

−0.17**, −0.17**

 Age (continuous)

−0.17**, −0.19*

−0.20**, −0.23*

 RM (ref: positive)

−0.17**, −0.19*

−0.16**, −0.20*

−0.18**, −0.21*

 IPSS (ref: low)

−0.16**, −0.19*

−0.21*, −0.22*

−0.21*, −0.20*

−0.15**, −0.20*

 SRT (ref: no)

−0.18**, −0.17**

−0.18**, −0.17**

At 36 months

 Surgical procedure (ref: RRP)

−0.30*, −0.28*

−0.24*, −0.22*

−0.21*, −0.23*

 Age (continuous)

−0.28*, −0.26*

−0.24*, −0.22*

 SRT (ref: no)

−0.16**, −0.12**

−0.18**, −0.17**

 IPSS (ref: low)

−0.29*, −0.27*

−0.30*, −0.29*

  1. NS nerve sparing procedure, IPSS International Prostate Symptom Score, RM resection margin, SRT salvage radiotherapy
  2. *: p < 0.01, **: p < 0.05, β; standardized partial regression coefficient, γ: correlation coefficient