| Patients Covered by Private Health Insurance (n=281) | Patients Covered by Public Health Insurance (n=573) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status of health insurance (%) | 23.9 | 67.1 | |
| Age (yrs) | 65.66 | 65.71 | 0.9279 |
| Family Status (%) | 0.5472 | ||
| Alone | 11.9 | 13.5 | |
| not alone | 88.1 | 86 | |
| n.s. | - | - | |
| Place of Residence (%) | p<0.01 | ||
| big city | 33.7 | 23.1 | |
| city | 16.8 | 22.8 | |
| small town | 25 | 18.2 | |
| village | 23.6 | 31.7 | |
| n.s. | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Number of Children | p<0.01 | ||
| 0 | 9.05 | 3.08 | |
| 1 | 20.6 | 31.03 | |
| 2-3 | 62.31 | 55.9 | |
| >3 | 8.04 | 10 | |
| Professional Status (%) | p<0.01 | ||
| Employed | 34.3 | 18.6 | |
| Retired | 64.8 | 78.5 | |
| Others | 1 | 2.9 | |
| Level of Education (%) | p<0.01 | ||
| HEEQ | 65 | 13.3 | |
| no HEEQ | 35 | 86.7 | |
| Gleason-Score (mean) | 6.34 | 6.19 | 0.1752 |
| Prostate volume (cm; mean) | 62.04 | 60.16 | 0.5584 |
| Tumor volume (cm; mean) | 5.91 | 5.61 | 0.3367 |
| PSA (ng/ml; mean) | 11.58 | 12.17 | 0.3347 |
| pT-Stadium | 0.5045 | ||
| 2 | 57.56 | 62.01 | |
| 3 | 40.98 | 36.15 | |
| 4 | 1.46 | 1.85 | |
| Tumor Grade (%) | |||
| 1 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 0.5486 |
| 2 | 69.4 | 67.6 | |
| 3 | 24.2 | 22.5 | |
| 4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
| Physical functioning | 95.41 | 91.01 | p<0.01 |
| Role functioning | 92.24 | 90.15 | 0.0505 |
| Emotional functioning | 69.18 | 70.18 | 0.5934 |
| Cognitive functioning | 86.18 | 84.18 | 0.2274 |
| Social functioning | 81.36 | 79.85 | 0.5177 |
| Sexual activity | 62.57 | 55.2 | p<0.01 |
| HRQoL | 69.91 | 64.14 | p<0.01 |
| LUTS (%) | 0.3267 | ||
| No | 34.4 | 38.4 | |
| yes | 65.6 | 61.6 | |
| Bothersome LUTS (%) | p<0.05 | ||
| No | 93.5 | 88.4 | |
| Yes | 6.6 | 11.64 | |