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Table 3 Odds ratio and 95% CI for method 1: PC (all stages) vs. non-cancerous conditions, per laboratory unit

From: Improving prostate cancer detection in veterans through the development of a clinical decision rule for prostate biopsy

Covariates included

Odds ratio

OR 95% confidence interval

HGB *

0.872

(.821-.927)

Age

1.01

(.99-1.02)

PSA*

1.04

(1.02-1.06)

Hematuria

0.953

(0.86-1.06)

Proteinuria

0.943

(0.83-1.07)

Albumin

1.03

(0.78-1.36)

Creatinine

0.762

(0.76-1.01)

MCV

1.01

(0.99-1.03)

PLT

1

(0.99-1.00)

RBC

0.918

(0.75-1.13)

Total Bilirubin

1.14

(0.84-1.55)

BUN*

0.98

(0.96-0.99)

WBC

1.01

(0.98-1.05)

  1. *P < 0.05.
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