Impact of Age, Marital Status, Smoking, and Alcohol Consumption on Urinary and Sexual Function in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the impact of age, marital status, smoking status, and alcohol use on urinary and sexual function up to 1 year post-radical prostatectomy (RP) among men with prostate cancer.

Methods

Participants were recruited from the Prostatectomy, Incontinence, and Erectile dysfunction study. Patient characteristics were assessed at baseline. Urinary and sexual function were assessed using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-50 at baseline and 5 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months post-RP. Mean urinary and sexual function scores were calculated for each time point by patient characteristics.

Results

The cohort consisted of 311 and 286 men for urinary function and sexual function, respectively. Urinary function: At baseline, married men had significantly hi

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12823265 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature