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Table 2 Univariable analysis examining predictors of positive surgical margins

From: The impact of fellowship training on pathological outcomes following radical prostatectomy: a population based analysis

Variable

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Age

1.02

1.00 – 1.04

0.066

Surgeon affiliation

  

<0.0001

  FTA

Reference

  

  NFTA

1.83

1.11 – 3.02

 

  NA

1.93

1.43 – 2.60

 

Pathological stage

  

<0.0001

  pT2

Reference

  

  pT3a

2.36

1.67 – 3.34

 

  pT3b

2.08

1.41 – 3.09

 

  pT4

1.76

0.70 – 4.42

 

Gleason score (sum)

  

<0.0001

  ≤6

Reference

  

  7

2.04

1.54 – 2.72

 

  ≥8

3.46

2.24 – 5.36

 

Node status

  

0.053

  Negative

Reference

  

  Positive

2.09

0.97 – 4.51

 

Volume of surgeries

  

0.113

  Low (<10 cases/year)

Reference

  

  Med (10–20 cases/year)

0.83

0.54 – 1.28

 

  High (>20 cases/year)

1.10

0.73 – 1.65

 
  1. FTA: fellowship trained, academic; NFTA: non-fellowship trained, academic; NA: non-academic.
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