Table 1 Patient characteristics of the test and re-test groups
|  | Baseline (T0, pre-operatively) | 3 months (T3, post-operatively) | Test-retest (T3 retest)a |
|---|---|---|---|
Population size (n) | 260 | 182 | 62 |
Age (years) | |||
 Mean ± SD | 67 ± 10 | 67 ± 9 | 67 ± 8 |
 Median (min-max) | 68 (35–88) | 68 (38–82) | 67 (40–82) |
Gender, n (%) | |||
 Women | 53 (20%) | 37 (20%) | 14 (23%) |
 Men | 207 (80%) | 145 (80%) | 48 (77%) |
Type of surgery, n (%) | |||
 RARC | 142 (55%) | 99 (54%) | 32 (52%) |
 ORC | 112 (43%) | 78 (43%) | 30 (48%) |
 LRC | 6 (2%) | 5 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
Diversion type, n (%) | |||
 Own bladder | 233 (90%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 Ileal conduit | 11 (4%) | 114 (63%) | 45 (72%) |
 Neobladder | 1 (0%) | 33 (18%) | 11 (18%) |
 Other | 3 (1%) | 31 (17%) | 6 (10%) |
 Missing | 12 (5%) | 4 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Preoperative chemotherapy (yes), n (%) | 38 (15%) | 28 (15%) | 8 (13%) |
Education, n (%) | |||
 Elementary school or less | 22 (8%) | 17 (9%) | 3 (5%) |
 Secondary education | 94 (36%) | 67 (37%) | 20 (32%) |
 Postsecondary education | 116 (45%) | 87 (48%) | 36 (58%) |
 Missing | 28 (11%) | 11 (6%) | 3 (5%) |
Living status, n (%) | |||
 Married | 177 (68%) | 136 (75%) | 51 (82%) |
 Other | 83 (32%) | 46 (25%) | 11 (18%) |
Employment status, n (%) | |||
 Pension | 149 (57%) | 108 (59%) | 36 (58%) |
 Salaried employment | 61 (24%) | 44 (25%) | 19 (31%) |
 Other | 23 (9%) | 19 (10%) | 4 (6%) |
 Missing | 27 (10%) | 11 (6%) | 3 (5%) |