Table 1 Cohort characteristics
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Total number of men | 5561 | 100 |
Age group | ||
< 60yrs | 894 | 16.1 |
60-69yrs | 2457 | 44.2 |
70-79yrs | 1954 | 35.1 |
80 + yrs | 256 | 4.6 |
Primary treatment^ | ||
Prostatectomy | 2,289 | 41.2 |
Radiation therapy | 597 | 24.8 |
Radiation with ADT | 327 | 5.8 |
Active Surveillance | 909 | 16.4 |
Watchful waiting | 58 | 1.0 |
ADT alone | 143 | 2.6 |
Chemotherapy | 3 | 0.05 |
No treatment recorded | 1,245 | 22.4 |
Gleason score (total) at diagnosis | ||
≤ 6 | 1,249 | 22.5 |
7 | 1,871 | 33.6 |
8–10 | 851 | 15.3 |
Missing | 1,590 | 28.6 |
PSA at diagnosis | ||
< 4 mg/mL | 596 | 10.7 |
4– 10 mg/mL | 3,165 | 56.9 |
> 10 mg/mL | 1,327 | 23.9 |
Missing | 473 | 8.5 |
Place of residence | ||
Major City | 4,650 | 83.6 |
Regional | 667 | 12.0 |
Remote | 244 | 4.4 |
Socio-Economic Index (Quintile) | ||
Q1 (Most disadvantaged) | 956 | 17.2 |
Q2 | 938 | 16.9 |
Q3 | 849 | 15.3 |
Q4 | 1,096 | 19.7 |
Q5 (Most advantaged) | 1,705 | 30.7 |
Missing | 17 | 0.2 |
Body Mass Index Category | ||
Underweight - Healthy (< 18–24.99 kg/m2) | 1,267 | 22.8 |
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 2,524 | 45.4 |
Obese (> 30 kg/m2) | 1,499 | 26.9 |
Missing | 271 | 4.9 |
Smoking status | ||
Never smoked | 2538 | 45.7 |
Past smoker | 2597 | 46.7 |
Current smoker | 385 | 6.9 |
Missing | 41 | 0.7 |
PROMs timepoints (N = 10,387 surveys) | ||
Baseline (pre-treatment) | 2,855 | 27.5 |
3 months | 1,436 | 13.8 |
6 months | 1,621 | 15.6 |
12 months | 2,428 | 23.4 |
2 years# | 709 | 6.8 |
5 + years | 1,338 | 12.9 |
Epic-26 sexual function domain score at: | median | IQR |
Baseline | 58.3 | (25.0–83.3) |
3 months | 16.7 | (8.3–34.0) |
6 months | 16.7 | (8.3–36.2) |
1 year | 22.2 | (10.0–57.0) |
2 years | 22.2 | (12.5–57.0) |
5 years | 22.2 | (12.5–54.2) |