Erectile function after permanent 125I prostate brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer

Table 4 Significant risk factors for erectile dysfunction after prostate brachytheray in univariate analysis

	OR ^a	Standard error	95% CI	p-value
Age	1.08	0.023	1.04 – 1.13	<0.001
IIEF score before PB	0.88	0.026	0.83 – 0.93	<0.001
IIEF classes before PB
Severe ED	1.00
Moderate ED	0.78	0.98	0.06 – 9.19	0.842
Mild to moderate ED	0.17	0.193	0.02 – 1.55	0.117
Mild ED	0.10	0.115	0.01 – 0.91	0.041
No DE	0.08	0.085	0.01 – 0.67	0.021
Concern about sexuality
No	1.00
Yes	0.48	0.158	0.25 – 0.91	0.026
Diabetes
No	1.00
Yes	3.47	1.872	1.21 – 9.99	0.021
Prostate volume (cm ³ )	0.96	0.014	0.94 – 0.99	0.021

^a OR adjusted by logistic regression for age, PSA level and neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (yes/no).

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