Review Article

Impact of Obesity on Long-Term Urinary Incontinence after Radical Prostatectomy: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of obese and nonobese patients.

Study
Gozen et al.Brown et al.Wiltz et al.Ahlering et al.
Normal: BMI < 25Overweight: BMI 25–30Obese: BMI > 30Nonobese: BMI < 30Obese: BMI > 30Normal: BMI < 25Overweight: BMI 25–30Obese: BMI > 30Obese: BMI > 30Nonobese: BMI < 30

Patients42559420597542164642651981
Age (years)64.1 (40–82)63.9 (44–84)63.5 (49–75)58 ± 657 ± 660.3 ± 7.159.7 ± 6.559.4 ± 6.262.6 (53–70)62.3 (43–78)
Preoperative PSA (ng/mL)
Mean---6.2 ± 4.16.8 ± 3.86.3 ± 5.16.4 ± 3.96.4 ± 4.37.4 (0.1–21.9)8.1 (1.1–62)
<4 ng/ml50 (12)71 (12)27 (13)--42 (19)92 (20)58 (22)--
4–10 ng/ml223 (52)318 (53)108 (53)--155 (72)313 (67)178 (67)--
>10 ng/ml152 (36)205 (34)70 (34)--19 (9)59 (13)29 (11)--
Preoperative Gleason score
<7191 (56)260 (56)93 (59)79 (85)41 (79)141 (65)294 (63)168 (63)44 (54)11 (58)
7122 (36)172 (37)55 (35)12 (13)5 (10)58 (27)138 (30)83 (31)26 (32)5 (26)
8–1029 (8)32 (7)9 (6)2 (2)6 (12)17 (7)32 (7)14 (6)11 (14)3 (16)
Clinical stage
cT1110 (26)119 (20)31 (15)71 (76)43 (84)
cT2211 (50)296 (50)95 (46)22 (24)8 (16)
cT3104 (24)179 (30)79 (39)--
cT1c181 (84)342 (74)186 (70)--
cT2a25 (12)89 (19)62 (23)--
cT2b/c10 (4)33 (7)17 (7)--
Surgical technologyLRPLRPRLRPRLRP
Operation time (min)197 (102–465)210 (113–450)219 (110–484)192 ± 34208 ± 43217 ± 58214 ± 65234 ± 77295.8 (186–645)236.1 (160–490)
EBL (mL)727 (100–1010)767 (100–1080)904 (300–1090)--199 ± 152215 ± 203231 ± 172183 (50–400)105 (25–350)
Nerve sparing
No242 (57)382 (64)153 (75)--9 (4)32 (7)26 (10)5 (26)13 (16)
Unilateral61 (14)86 (15)25 (12)--52 (24)120 (26)74 (28)5 (26)20 (25)
Bilateral122 (29)126 (21)27 (13)--155 (72)312 (67)165 (62)9 (48)48 (59)
PSM79 (18.6)127 (21.4)60 (29.3)22 (23)12 (23)37 (17)79 (17)59 (22)3 (16)22 (27)
Catheterization (days)7 (5–28)7 (4–27)7 (4–17)--6.0 ± 1.16.0 ± 1.36.0 ± 1.8--
Hospital stay (days)10 (5–23)11 (4–20)11 (4–25)2.1 ± 12.1 ± 1.21.2 ± 0.61.2 ± 1.21.2 ± 1.541 (18–96)28.4 (18–168)
Complications55 (12.9)84 (14.1)27 (13.2)16 (16)4 (7)22 (10.4)49 (10.9)37 (14.5)5 (26.3)4 (4.9)
Postoperative Gleason score
<6238 (57)305 (53)96 (47)71 (74)36 (69)130 (60)246 (53)140 (53)12 (63)43 (53)
7143 (34)229 (40)86 (43)25 (26)+16 (31)+71 (33)189 (41)109 (41)6 (32)24 (30)
8–1039 (9)40 (7)20 (10)--15 (7)29 (6)16 (6)1 (5)14 (17)
Pathological stage
T0/2273 (64)338 (57)112 (55)81 (84)42 (79)180 (83)373 (80)204 (77)16 (84)59 (73)
pT3/4152 (36)236 (43)93 (45)15 (16)11 (21)36 (17)91 (20)61 (23)3 (16)22 (27)
Biochemical recurrence74 (17.4)101 (17)33 (16.1)3 (5)2 (6)12 (1.5)20 (2.5)13 (1.6)--

BMI = body mass index, PSM = positive surgical margin, EBL = estimated blood loss, LRP = laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, and RLRP = robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.