Evaluation of national trends in the utilization of partial nephrectomy in relation to the publication of the American Urologic Association guidelines for the management of clinical T1 renal masses

Table 3 Multivariable analysis comparing partial nephrectomy vs. radial nephrectomy using the 2 year study period prior to publications of the T1a renal AUA guidelines recommendations as reference

Before AUA T1 Renal Guideline (reference) vs. After AUA T1 Renal Guideline
	Odds Ratio	95% Wald Confidence Limits	P	Overall P
Partial Nephrectomy vs. Radical Nephrectomy (reference)	1.242	1.001 - 1.542	0.0489	<0.0001
Obesity Yes vs. No (reference)	1.527	1.133 - 2.058	0.0054
Nephrectomy Hospital Volume Less than 25 cases (reference)			<0.0001
Volume 25–49 cases	2.09	1.600 -2.731
Volume 50–99 cases	2.222	1.535 - 3.217
Volume 100+ cases	2.566	1.430 - 4.605

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