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Patient
|
IIEF-5 Scores
|
|
|
|
| Grouping |
No. |
Age (y) |
Preop |
Postop (1) |
Postop (2) |
PDE-5 Inhibitors |
Implant |
ICI* |
|
| Surgery group |
45 |
29-76 |
10.1±3.7 |
17.1±3.2 |
20.7±3.1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Control group |
38 |
25-81 |
9.8±3.9 |
17.4±2.9 |
16.9±3.2 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
| Total |
83 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
15 |
8 |
9 |
P value |
... |
NS |
NS |
NS |
<.01 |
<.01 |
<.001 |
<.001 |
|
| *ICI denotes intracavernosal injection of the prostaglandin E1. |
Univariate comparisons were performed using Student's t test,
paired t test, and Wilcoxon signed rank test as necessary for
parameters with continuous values and chi-square test with discontinuous
parameters. |
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