Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of Transurethral Columnar Balloon Dilation of the Prostate for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Multicenter Trial

Table 1

Patient general information.

FeaturesMean ± SDMedianRange

Age (year)73.04 ± 10.787410-42
Prostate volume (mL)51.23 ± 31.70438-381
Body mass index27.50 ± 2.2127.5418.33-31.02
Serum PSA levels (ng/mL)6.74 ± 3.976.70.46-42.26
IPSS scores21.47 ± 3.462216-32
QoL4.54 ± 1.0953-6
Qmax (mL/s)8.91 ± 3.138.813.56-14.36
PVR (mL)180.69 ± 44.33179.27105.12-255.88
IIEF-520.96 ± 2.032113-25
MSHQ-EjD-SF10.47 ± 1.72108-13

Note: QoL: quality of life; Qmax: maximum urinary flow rate; PVR: Postvoid Residual Urine Volume; IIEF-5: International Index of Erectile Function; MSHQ-EjD-SF: Male Sexual Health Questionnaire-Ejaculatory Dysfunction Short Form.