Table 1 Demographic characteristics of prostate cancer survivors and reference men

From: Patient-reported sexual toxicity after radiation therapy in long-term prostate cancer survivors

Treatment group

Primary EBRT N =165

EBRT+BT N =229

Salvage EBRT N =124

Reference N =155

Age in years (median, range)

 

72 (57–80)

69 (53–80)

67 (49–80)

69 (53–80)

Civil status, n (%)

Married or cohabiting

140 (85)

184 (80)

108 (87)

123 (79)

With partner, living alone

6 (4)

18 (8)

10 (8)

9 (6)

Single

16 (10)

26 (11)

5 (4)

23 (15)

Missing

3 (2)

1 (<1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Hormonal treatmenta, n (%)

Orchiectomy

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (<1)

0 (0)

GnRH

9 (5)

8 (3)

3 (2)

0 (0)

Anti-androgens

14 (8)

11 (8)

25 (20)

0 (0)

Time to follow-up in years (median, range)

 

6 (1–14)

5 (1–14)

4 (1–14)

 
  1. Abbreviations: BT=brachytherapy; EBRT=external beam radiation therapy; GnRH=gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
  2. aOrchiectomy defined as a positive response to having undergone removal of testicles at any time point because of prostate cancer; hormonal treatment within 6 months of answering the questionnaire.