Table 1 Preoperative characteristics of the patients.

From: Comparison of the efficacy of the early LI-SWT plus daily tadalafil with daily tadalafil only as penile rehabilitation for postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction

 

Total

(n = 80)

100%

PDE5i

(n = 39)

48.8%

PDE5i + LI-SWT

(n = 41)

51.3%

p-value

Age

63.00 (9.00)

66.00 (10.00)

62.00 (8.50)

0.159

Body mass index

24.88 (4.57)

24.36 (5.09)

24.88 (4.45)

0.806

Diabetes mellitus

18 (22.5%)

12 (30.8%)

6 (14.6%)

0.084

Preoperative PSA

6.67 (5.39)

6.23 (4.49)

7.00 (6.55)

0.321

Operative method

   

0.738a

 Open

10 (12.5%)

4 (10.3%)

6 (14.6%)

 

 Robotic

70 (87.5%)

35 (89.7%)

35 (85.4%)

 

Preoperative IIEF-5

18.50 (5.00)

18.00 (5.00)

19.00 (4.50)

0.858

Preoperative EHS

3.00 (1.00)

3.00 (1.00)

3.00 (1.00)

0.137

Preoperative EHS (categorical)

   

0.135

 3

53 (66.3%)

29 (74.4%)

24 (58.5%)

 

 4

27 (33.8%)

10 (25.6%)

17 (41.5%)

 
  1. Continuous variables are presented as median value (IQR).
  2. P-value according to Mann–Whitney test for continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables, as indicated.
  3. PSA prostate-specific antigen, IIEF international index of erectile function, EHS erection hardness score, PDE5i phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors, LI-SWT low-intensity shock wave therapy.
  4. aFisher’s exact test.
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