166 SERUM SEX STEROIDS MEASURED IN MIDDLE-AGED FRENCH CAUCASIAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN MEN, KNOWN TO HAVE A DIFFERENT RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER, USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY

Patients with average and high LIVE scores had higher sexual function scores than patients with low LIVE scores preoperatively (p 0.001), at 6 (p 0.01), 12 (p 0.013) and 24 months (p 0.036). Better erection quality (p 0.02) and orgasmic function (p 0.01) were positively associated with LIVE scores after adjustments for age, preoperative sexual function, and receipt of nerve sparing technique. There was no difference in pad count between LIVE groups at 6 and 12 months after adjustment for age and nervesparing technique. CONCLUSIONS: As demonstrated by the LIVE index, healthy lifestyle behaviors are associated with improved postoperative sexual function for patients undergoing RARP.