Evaluation of sexual functions and sexual behaviors after penile brachytherapy in men treated for penile carcinoma

Table 1 Characteristics of the population (=38)

	Cases (n = 19)	Controls (n = 19)	p
Age
Mean ± SD.	73.2 ± 11.7	70.0 ± 10.5	0.381
Median	76	73
Min--max	47-89	45-84
Diabetes
Yes	3	3	1
No	16	16
Cardiovascular disease ^a
Yes	12	14	0.485
No	7	5
Surgery
Orchiectomy	1	1	0.792
Other surgeries (without risk of ED)*	8	6
No surgery	10	12
Marital status
Single	0	3	0.071
In couple	19	16
Age of partner
Mean ± SD.	66.6 ± 14.2	65.4 ± 13.6	0.792
Median	70	68
Min-max	37-85	37-88
Duration of common life (years)
Mean ± SD.	38.2 ± 20.4	40.3 ± 16.8	0.731
Median	40	46
Min-max	4-67	10-65

The statistical test used for qualitative variables is the chi2 and for quantitative variables, the T Student test. p < 0.05 indicates a significant difference between patients and control.
NS no significant.
*Posthectomy (cases = 7; controls = 0), TURP (cases = 1; controls = 3), renal artery stenosis (cases = 0; controls = 1), nephrectomy (cases = 0; controls = 2).
^aCardiovascular diseases: valvulopathy, trouble with rhythm or conduction, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular infarction, arteritis.

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