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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors that predict positive for prostate cancer

From: Transperineal template-guided saturation biopsy aimed at sampling one core for each milliliter of prostate volume: 103 cases requiring repeat prostate biopsy

Variables

Univariate analysis

 

Multivariate analysis

 

Categories

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P

Age

  ≤ 70.3

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

  > 70.3

3.80 (1.68–8.61)

<0.01

4.96 (1.67–14.7)

<0.01

No. of TURSBs

  ≤ 1

(Ref)

   

  > 1

0.70 (0.31–1.60)

0.78

  

No. cores obtained by pre-TURSBs

  ≤ 10

(Ref)

   

  > 10

1.01 (0.87–1.16)

0.91

  

PSA

  ≤ 9.3

(Ref)

   

  > 9.3

1.85 (0.83–4.07)

0.12

  

Free PSA ratio

  ≤ 13.6

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

  > 13.6

0.33 (0.14–0.78)

0.01

0.45 (0.13–1.60)

0.22

PSA density

  ≤ 0.27

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

  > 0.27

2.69 (1.20–6.01)

0.02

2.03 (0.468–6.01)

0.20

PSA velocity

  ≤ 1.2

(Ref)

   

  > 1.2

1.91 (0.86–4.25)

0.11

  

DRE

 Benign

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

 Suspicious

3.73 (1.12–12.3)

0.03

2.87 (0.72–11.5)

0.13

TRUS

 Benign

(Ref)

   

 Suspicious

2.20 (0.81–6.03)

0.12

  

Prostate volume

  ≤ 34.1

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

  > 34.1

0.24 (0.11–0.55)

<0.01

0.28 (0.09–0.90)

0.03

HGPIN on previous biopsy

 Absent

(Ref)

   

 Present

1.11 (0.35–3.58)

0.85

  

ASAP on previous biopsy

 Absent

(Ref)

   

 Present

4.23 (0.86–21.2)

0.08

  

Core/volume

  ≤ 1.05

(Ref)

   

  > 1.05

3.28 (0.41–24.5)

0.26

  
  1. TRUSB transrectal ultrasound -guided biopsy, PSA prostate specific antigen, DRE digital rectal examination, TRUS transrectal ultrasound, HGPIN high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, ASAP atypical small acinar proliferation, TTSB transperineal template-guided sasturation biopsy