Table 4: Differences between patients who filled out the paper-based reminder questionnaire and the patients who did not fill out the paper-based reminder questionnaire at one year follow up?

 

Variable

Patients who filled out the paper-based reminder questionnaire

n=74 (64%)

Patients who did not fill out the paper-based reminder questionnaire

n=41 (36%)

P

1.

 

 Age

mean=62.86 (s.d.=6.40)

mean=60.17 (s.d.=6.76)

.036*

2.

 

Body Mass Index (BMI)

mean=25.95 (s.d.=2.51)

mean=26.95 (s.d.=3.68)

.085+

3.

 

Distance from hospital

mean=54.48 (s.d.=55.16)

mean=41.92 (s.d.=32.34)

.185

4.

 

Charlson morbidity index

 

mean=0.30 (s.d.=0.79)

mean=0.71 (s.d.=1.88)

.105

5.

 

Fascia Preservation score

 

mean=2,87 (s.d.=3.17)

mean=4.49 (s.d.=3.00)

.009*

6.

Professional activity

 

 

.118

 

 

Yes

n=39 (53%)

n=28 (68%)

 

 

 

No

n=37 (47%)

n=13 (32%)

 

7.

Employment status

 

 

.348

 

 

Low

n=22 (37%)    

n=13 (34%)

 

 

 

Average

n=24 (40%)

n=20 (53%)

 

 

 

High

n=14 (23%)

n=5 (13%)

 

8.

Location Follow Up

 

 

.679

 

 

Other hospital

n=23 (31%)

n=15 (37%)

 

 

 

Our institute

n=51 (69%)

n= 26 (63%)

 

9.

Post-operative Gleasonscore

 

 

.018*

 

 

6                                              

n=18 (24%)

n= 21 (51%)

 

 

 

7

n=43 (58%)

n= 18 (44%)

 

 

 

8

n= 9 (12%)

n= 1 (2,5%)

 

 

 

9

n= 4 (6%)

n= 1 (2,5%)

 

 

 

10

n=0

n=0

 

10.

pT status

 

 

.411

 

 

pT2

n=49 (66%)

n=32 (78%)

 

 

 

pT3

n=22 (30%)

n=8 (19%)

 

 

 

pT4

n=3 (4%)

n=1 (2%)

 

11.

pN status

 

 

.560

 

 

pNx

n=33 (45%)

n=22 (54%)

 

 

 

pN0

n=32 (43%)

n=16 (39%)

 

 

 

pN1

n=9 (12%)

n=3 (7%)

 

12.

Post-operative incontinence

 

 

.710

 

 

Yes

n=6 (8%)

n=2 (5%)

 

 

 

No

n=68 (92%)

n=39 (95%)

 

13.

Post-operative urine drops

 

 

.160

 

 

Yes

n=30 (41%)

n=11(27%)

 

 

 

No

n=44 (59%)

n=30 (73%)

 

14.

Post-operative erection

 

 

.034*

 

 

No erection

n=43 (58%)

n=14 (34%)

 

 

 

Erection present or weak

n=14 (19%)

n=15 (37%)

 

 

 

Use of medicine

n=17 (23%)

n=12 (29%)

 

15.

Margin

           Positive

           Negative

 

n=22 (30%)

n=52(70%) 

 

n=10 (24%)

n=31 (76%

.665

16.

Biochemical recurrence

 

 

.479

 

 

Yes

n= 18 (25%)

n=7 (17%)

 

 

 

No

n=54 (75%)

n= 33 (82%)

 

*P<0.05, +P<0.1