Analysis of bowel function, urogenital function, and long-term follow-up outcomes associated with robotic and laparoscopic sphincter-preserving surgical approaches to total mesorectal excision in low rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Analyses of urinary function, bowel function, and sexual function

Variables		Pre-operation median (IQR)	1-month median (IQR)	3-month median (IQR)	6-month median (IQR)	12-month median (IQR)	24-month median (IQR)
IPSS Score	RAS (n=169)	4 (3~5)	7 (6~9)	5 (5~8)	5 (4~6)	4 (3~5)	4 (3~5)
	LAS (n=404)	4 (3~6)	7 (7~9.75)	7 (6~8)	6 (4~7)	4 (3~6)	4 (3~6)
	P valve	0.088	0.067	<0.001	<0.001	0.186	0.185
Wexner Score	RAS (n=169)	0 (0,0)			0 (0,1)	0 (0,1)	0 (0,0)
	LAS (n=404)	0 (0,0)			1 (1,3)	1 (0,1)	0 (0,0)
	P valve	0.885			<0.001	<0.001	0.787
IIEF Score	RAS (n=46)	59.4±4.5		20.2±4.2	38.5±4.5	46.4±5.9	51.4±6.2
	LAS (n=75)	59.1±4.9		19.1±4.1	34.5±5.8	41.0±5.6	50.5±5.8
	P valve	0.707		0.199	<0.001	<0.001	0.406
FIFS Score	RAS (n=20)	25.1±3.9		16.6±3.7	19.4±3.9	21.3±4.2	23.0±4.3
	LAS (n=55)	24.5±3.1		14.2±2.5	16.1±2.7	19.0±3.1	22.1±3.7
	P valve	0.484		0.003	<0.001	<0.001	0.389

IPSS International Prostate Symptom Score, IIEF the International Index of Erectile Function, FIFS the Female Sexual Function Index

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