Table 1 Baseline preoperative characteristics and descriptive statistics of participants (No. = 180; mean (SD), [range]).
From: Prevalence and predictors of being lost to follow-up after transurethral resection of the prostate
Overall | LTF | −LTF | p-value (F)* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients (%) | 180 (100) | 55 (30.5) | 125 (69.5) | |
Age (years) | 69.8 (8.5) | 65.8 (9.4) | 71.6 (7.4) | <0.001 (16.4) |
[48–87] | [48–87] | [55–87] | ||
BMI [kg/m2] | 26.1 (4.1) | 25.8 (3.5) | 26.3 (4.3) | 0.55 (0.35) |
[18.4–42.9] | [19.5–33.6] | [18.4–42.9] | ||
CCI categorized [No. (%)] | 0.73 (X2 = 0.11) | |||
0 | 75 (41.6) | 24 (43.5) | 51 (40.6) | |
≥1 | 105 (58.4) | 31 (56.5) | 74 (59.4) | |
Educational Status [No. (%)] | 0.007 (X2= 7.2) | |||
Primary/ Secondary school | 82 (45.5) | 34 (61.7) | 48 (38.4) | |
High school/University | 98 (54.5) | 21 (38.3) | 77 (61.6) | |
Marital Status [No. (%)] | 0.038 (X2 = 4.30) | |||
Single | 29 (16.2) | 14 (25.5) | 15 (12.1) | |
Married | 151 (83.8) | 41 (74.5) | 110 (87.9) | |
Psychiatric disorders [No. (%)] | 4 (2.2) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (2.4) | 0.32 (X2 = 1.01) |
Distance traveled (km) | 23.5 (77.7) | 34.1 (98.3) | 19.9 (51.2) | 0.26 (1.23) |
[0.3–603] | [0.7–603] | [0.3–465] | ||
POC [No. (%)] | 62 (34.4) | 22 (40.4) | 40 (31.8) | 0.29 (X2 = 1.08) |
Time of POC (months) | 8.7 (8.8) | 7.7 (3.0) | 9.3 (10.9) | 0.53 (0.39) |
[2–60] | [2–14] | [3–60] | ||
Total IPSS score | 17.6 (4.4) | 17.3 (5.5) | 17.9 (5.1) | 0.21 (1.51) |
[12–33] | [12–33] | [12–31] | ||
PSA (ng/ml) | 4.2 (3.8) | 3.5 (2.5) | 4.4 (4.3) | 0.17 (1.89) |
[0.1–8.4] | [0.3–5.2] | [0.1–8.4] | ||
Prostate Volume (ml) | 79.6 (45.7) | 71.1 (35.5) | 83.1 (49.0) | 0.15 (2.09) |
[14–160] | [14–141] | [15–160] | ||
Flow Max (ml/sec) | 13.9 (19.1) | 16.1 (25.4) | 12.7 (14.8) | 0.44 (0.58) |
[2.1–52.0] | [2.1–52.0] | [2.1–42.0] |
