Introduction
Patients and methods
Data collection
Measures
Statistical analysis
Results
Variable | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Range |
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Pretherapeutic functional status | |||
Urinary incontinence (missing: 6.3%; n = 193) | 92.39 ± 14.54 | 100 (91.75–100) | 0–100 |
Urinary irritative/obstructive (missing: 8.7%; n = 269) | 85.55 ± 15.95 | 87.5 (75–100) | 0–100 |
Bowel (missing: 8.3%; n = 257) | 95.96 ± 9.56 | 100 (95.83–100) | 29.17–100 |
Sexual (missing: 4.4%; n = 135) | 58.95 ± 29.3 | 62.5 (33.4–87.5) | 0–100 |
Hormonal (missing: 6.2%; (n = 192) | 90.05 ± 14.49 | 95 (85–100) | 0–100 |
Patient characteristics | |||
Sociodemographic information | |||
Age (missing: 0%; n = 0) | 66 ± 7 | 66 (61–72) | 39–85 |
% | n | ||
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Nationality (missing: 4.7%; n = 145) | |||
German | 91.6 | 2632 | |
Other | 3.6 | 104 | |
Health insurance (missing: 4.7%; n = 146) | |||
Statutory | 73.6 | 2115 | |
Private | 21.6 | 620 | |
School-leaving qualification (missing: 5%; n = 154) | |||
Lower secondary school | 37.2 | 1069 | |
Intermediate secondary school | 23.5 | 675 | |
FHSR | 11.8 | 339 | |
University entrance certificate | 20.1 | 578 | |
Other | 1.6 | 45 | |
None | 0.7 | 20 | |
Disease information | |||
Comorbidities (missing: 21.6%; n = 666) | |||
0 | 49 | 1408 | |
1 | 22.5 | 647 | |
≥ 2 | 7.3 | 210 | |
Risk class a (missing: 0%; n = 0) | |||
High, localized | 32.2 | 924 | |
Intermediate, localized | 46.1 | 1325 | |
Low, localized | 15.9 | 457 | |
Locally advanced | 4.7 | 136 | |
Advanced | 1.1 | 32 | |
Treatment allocation | |||
Treatment initiated after questionnaire administration(missing: 0%; n = 0) | |||
RPE | 93.1 | 2676 | |
RT | 5.5 | 159 | |
AS | 1.1 | 31 | |
WW | 0.3 | 8 |
Center characteristics | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Range |
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Recruitment rate (missing: 0.7%; n = 21) | 50.92 ± 17.08 | 56 (38–62) | 5–95 |
% | n | ||
Ownership (missing: 0%; n = 0) | |||
Charitable | 3.0 | 86 | |
For profit | 51.5 | 1481 | |
Public | 45.5 | 1307 | |
Urban status (missing: 0%; n = 0) | |||
≤ 100,000 | 34.5 | 992 | |
> 100,000–1,000,000 | 59.5 | 1710 | |
> 1,000,000 | 6.0 | 172 | |
Teaching status (missing: 0%; n = 0) | |||
No | 4.1 | 117 | |
Yes, non-university | 79.8 | 2293 | |
Yes, university | 16.1 | 464 |
Urinary incontinence (2679 patients, 42 centers) | Urinary irritative/obstructive (2612 patients, 42 centers) | Bowel (2617 patients, 42 centers) | Sexual (2729 patients, 42 centers) | Hormonal (2678 patients, 42 centers) | |
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Estimate (95% CI); p value | Estimate (95% CI); p value | Estimate (95% CI); p value | Estimate (95% CI); p value | Estimate (95% CI); p value | |
(Intercept) | 104.35 (98.68 to 110.02) | 95.67 (89.34 to 101.99) | 95.5 (91.83 to 99.16) | 149.06 (138.71 to 159.4) | 75.45 (69.99 to 80.92) |
Patient characteristics | |||||
Sociodemographic information | |||||
Age | − 0.19 (− 0.27 to − 0.11); < 0.001* | − 0.13 (− 0.21 to − 0.04); 0.004* | 0 (− 0.05 to 0.05); 0.905 | − 1.38 (− 1.53 to − 1.24); < 0.001* | 0.25 (0.17 to 0.32); < 0.001* |
Nationality (reference: German) | |||||
Other | − 2.18 (− 5.30 to 0.94); 0.170 | − 2.94 (− 6.37 to 0.49); 0.093 | 0.13 (− 1.91 to 2.18); 0.898 | 0.47 (− 5.30 to 6.24); 0.872 | 0.47 (− 2.56 to 3.5); 0.760 |
Insurance (reference: statutory) | |||||
Private | 1.18 (− 0.26 to 2.62); 0.109 | 1.27 (− 0.33 to 2.86); 0.119 | 0.72 (− 0.24 to 1.67); 0.140 | 2.44 (− 0.21 to 5.08); 0.071 | 1.28 (− 0.13 to 2.70); 0.076 |
School-leaving qualification (reference: lower secondary school) | |||||
Intermediate secondary school | 1.35 (− 0.13 to 2.84); 0.074 | 0.69 (− 0.96 to 2.34); 0.411 | 0.34 (− 0.65 to 1.33); 0.505 | 3.45 (0.75 to 6.16); 0.012* | 2.16 (0.69 to 3.63); 0.004* |
FHSR | 0.94 (− 0.92 to 2.79); 0.323 | − 0.26 (− 2.31 to 1.79); 0.803 | − 0.77 (− 2.01 to 0.48); 0.226 | 6.40 (2.99 to 9.81); < 0.001* | − 0.09 (− 1.94 to 1.76); 0.921 |
University entrance certificate | 0.74 (− 0.89 to 2.37); 0.375 | 0.18 (− 1.63 to 1.98); 0.849 | 0.18 (− 0.91 to 1.27); 0.746 | 8.34 (5.34 to 11.34); < 0.001* | 2.01 (0.41 to 3.62); 0.014* |
Other | 0.64 (− 3.93 to 5.21); 0.784 | − 2.43 (− 7.48 to 2.61); 0.344 | 0.95 (− 2.00 to 3.90); 0.529 | − 1.45 (− 9.80 to 6.90); 0.733 | 1.53 (− 2.95 to 6.00); 0.504 |
None | − 0.58 (− 7.42 to 6.26); 0.869 | − 10.46 (− 17.93 to − 3.00); 0.006* | − 4.70 (− 9.01 to − 0.40); 0.032* | − 7.85 (− 19.92 to 4.22); 0.202 | 0.76 (− 5.86 to 7.39); 0.821 |
Disease information | |||||
Comorbidities (reference: 0) | |||||
1 | 0.34 (− 1.12 to 1.79); 0.652 | 0.67 (− 0.96 to 2.31); 0.419 | − 0.40 (− 1.34 to 0.55); 0.412 | − 4.82 (− 7.50 to − 2.15); < 0.001* | − 2.16 (− 3.56 to − 0.75); 0.003* |
≥ 2 | 1.17 (− 1.08 to 3.42); 0.308 | − 1.63 (− 4.14 to 0.87); 0.201 | − 1.71 (− 3.19 to − 0.23); 0.023* | − 8.80 (− 12.96 to − 4.64); < 0.001* | − 4.38 (− 6.58 to − 2.17) < 0.001* |
Risk classa (reference: low, localized) | |||||
High, localized | − 0.44 (− 2.15 to 1.27); 0.616 | − 2.12 (− 4.01 to − 0.22); 0.029* | − 1.33 (− 2.48 to − 0.19); 0.023* | − 0.89 (− 4.03 to 2.25); 0.578 | − 1.97 (− 3.66 to − 0.27); 0.023* |
Intermediate, localized | 0.56 (− 1.06 to 2.18); 0.495 | − 0.13 (− 1.93 to 1.67); 0.889 | − 0.76 (− 1.85 to 0.32); 0.169 | 1.85 (− 1.12 to 4.83); 0.222 | − 0.37 (− 1.98 to 1.24); 0.654 |
Locally advanced | 1.32 (− 1.61 to 4.25); 0.377 | − 3.48 (− 6.71 to − 0.24); 0.035* | − 1.12 (− 3.05 to 0.82); 0.259 | − 1.01 (− 6.31 to 4.29); 0.710 | − 1.35 (− 4.26 to 1.57); 0.365 |
Advanced (N1) | − 1.99 (− 7.37 to 3.38); 0.468 | − 13.39 (− 19.36 to − 7.41); < 0.001 | − 5.32 (− 8.93 to − 1.71); 0.004* | − 8.05 (− 18.01 to 1.91); 0.113 | − 0.98 (− 6.15 to 4.18); 0.709 |
Center characteristics | |||||
Recruitment rate | − 1.12 (− 5.15 to 2.91); 0.586 | 0.06 (− 4.69 to 4.80); 0.982 | 2.60 (0.20 to 5.01); 0.034* | − 0.37 (− 7.52 to 6.77); 0.918 | − 2.11 (− 5.64 to 1.42); 0.241 |
Ownership (reference: public) | |||||
Charitable | 0.25 (− 3.98 to 4.48); 0.908 | − 1.27 (− 6.17 to 3.63); 0.612 | − 2.68 (− 5.19 to − 0.17); 0.037* | − 2.01 (− 9.43 to 5.41); 0.595 | − 2.73 (− 6.44 to 0.98); 0.149 |
For profit | − 0.17 (− 2.10 to 1.77); 0.865 | 0.12 (− 2.17 to 2.40); 0.920 | − 1.01 (− 2.15 to 0.13); 0.083 | − 0.65 (− 4.05 to 2.75); 0.708 | − 0.59 (− 2.27 to 1.09); 0.489 |
Urban status (reference: ≤ 100,000) | |||||
> 100,000–1,000,000 | 0.24 (− 1.67 to 2.15); 0.805 | − 1.42 (− 3.69 to 0.84); 0.218 | 1.14 (0.02 to 2.25); 0.046* | − 0.34 (− 3.69 to 3.00); 0.841 | 1.50 (− 0.15 to 3.14); 0.075 |
> 1,000,000 | − 1.68 (− 5.73 to 2.37); 0.415 | − 3.63 (− 8.31 to 1.06); 0.129 | 0.79 (− 1.64 to 3.23); 0.524 | − 0.01 (− 7.34 to 7.32); 0.998 | 2.53 (− 1.17 to 6.23); 0.181 |
Teaching (reference: yes, non-university) | |||||
No | 0.40 (− 2.92 to 3.71); 0.815 | − 4.05 (− 7.92 to − 0.17); 0.041* | 1.30 (− 0.73 to 3.32); 0.209 | − 2.99 (− 8.85 to 2.88); 0.318 | − 0.93 (− 3.89 to 2.02); 0.536 |
Yes, university | − 1.18 (− 3.78 to 1.41); 0.371 | 0.39 (− 2.69 to 3.47); 0.805 | − 1.55 (− 3.02 to − 0.08); 0.038* | − 1.18 (− 5.72 to 3.36); 0.610 | − 0.93 (− 3.10 to 1.25); 0.404 |