Skip to main content

Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of infection-related hospitalization after prostate biopsy

From: Clinical importance of the antibiotic regimen in transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy: quinolone versus cephalosporin

Variable

Univariate

Multivariatea

OR (95 % CI)

p value

OR (95 % CI)

p value

Age

  < 70

1.0

   

  ≥ 70

0.83 (0.38–1.89)

0.655

  

BMI

0.99 (0.86–1.13)

0.825

  

Diabetes mellitus

0.72 (0.22–2.40)

0.595

  

Prostate volume

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.941

  

IPSS

 Mild

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Moderate

0.36 (0.36–2.60)

0.947

0.94 (0.35–2.52)

0.936

 Severe

3.37 (1.32–8.60)

0.011

3.18 (1.24–8.13)

0.016

Year of prostate biopsy

 2003–2007

1.0

   

 2008–2013

0.71 (0.34–1.49)

0.364

  

Number of biopsy cores taken

  ≤ 12

1.0

   

  ≥ 13

1.29 (0.60–2.76)

0.514

  

Antibiotic prophylaxis

 Quinolone

1.0

 

1.0

 

 third-generation Cephalosporin

0.20 (0.10–0.42)

<0.001

0.21 (0.10–0.44)

<0.001

  1. aLogistic regression analysis used to evaluate 5215 patients