Table 3: Differences between patients
who have completed the last questionnaire on paper and patients who have
responded to the last questionnaire by email?
Variable |
Patients
who have completed the last questionnaire by email n=209 (71%) |
Patients
who have completed the last questionnaire on paper n=84 (29%) |
P |
||
1. |
Age |
mean =62.39
(s.d.=5.91) |
mean=63.04
(s.d.=6.20) |
.407 |
|
2. |
Body Mass Index (BMI) |
mean=26.28
(s.d.=3.11) |
mean=26.03
(s.d.=2.51) |
.498 |
|
3. |
Distance from hospital |
mean=47.63 (s.d.=38.06) |
mean=54.25 (s.d.=53.39) |
.234 |
|
4. |
Charlson
index |
mean=0.36
(s.d.=0.92) |
mean=0.40
(s.d.=1.22) |
.726 |
|
5. |
Fascia
Preservation score |
mean=3.90
(s.d.=3,17) |
mean=3.05
(s.d.=3,12) |
.042* |
|
6. |
Professional activity |
|
|
.852 |
|
|
|
Yes |
n=101 (49%) |
n=42 (50%) |
|
|
|
No |
n= 106 (51%) |
n=42 (50%) |
|
7. |
Employment status |
|
|
.165 |
|
|
|
Low |
n=44 (25%) |
n=26 (38%) |
|
|
|
Average |
n=86 (50%) |
n=29 (42%) |
|
|
|
High |
n=43 (25%) |
n=14 (20%) |
|
8. |
Location
Follow Up |
|
|
.282 |
|
|
|
Other hospital |
n=76 (36%) |
n=25 (30%) |
|
|
|
Our
institute |
n=133 (64%) |
n=59 (70%) |
|
9. |
Post-operative
Gleasonscore |
|
|
.307 |
|
|
|
6 |
n= 75
(36%) |
n=21
(25%) |
|
|
|
7 |
n=107
(51%) |
n=49
(58%) |
|
|
|
8 |
n=19
(9%) |
n=9
(11%) |
|
|
|
9 |
n=6
(3%) |
n=5
(6%) |
|
|
|
10 |
n=1
(0.5%) |
n=0
(0%) |
|
10. |
pT
status |
|
|
.047* |
|
|
|
pT2 |
n=157 (76%) |
n=55 (66%) |
|
|
|
pT3 |
n=47 (23%) |
n=24 (28%) |
|
|
|
pT4 |
n=3 (1%) |
n=5 (6%) |
|
11. |
pN
status |
|
|
.095+ |
|
|
|
pNx |
n=108 (52%) |
n=36 (43%) |
|
|
|
pN0 |
n=90 (43%) |
n=38 (45%) |
|
|
|
pN1 |
n=11 (5%) |
n=10 (12%) |
|
12. |
Post-operative
incontinence |
|
|
.624 |
|
|
|
Yes |
n= 14 (7%) |
n=7 (8%) |
|
|
|
No |
n=195 (93%) |
n=77 (92%) |
|
13. |
Post-operative
urine drops |
|
|
.170 |
|
|
|
Yes |
n=67 (32%) |
n= 34 (40%) |
|
|
|
No |
n= 142 (68%) |
n=50 (60%) |
|
14. |
Post-operative
erection |
|
|
.333 |
|
|
|
No erection |
n=97 (46%) |
n=47 (56%) |
|
|
|
Erection present or weak |
n= 56 (27%) |
n=18 (21%) |
|
|
|
Use of medicine |
n= 56 (27%) |
n=19 (23%) |
|
15. |
Margin Positive Negative |
n=157 (75%) n= 52 (25%) |
n=60 (71%) n=24 (29%) |
.556 |
|
16. |
Biochemical
recurrence |
|
|
.005* |
|
|
|
Yes |
n=27 (13%) |
n=22 (27%) |
|
|
|
No |
n=179 (87%) |
n=60 (73%) |
|
*P<0.05, +P<0.1 |