Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression: correlates of abnormal biopsy results
| Odds Ratio | p-value | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-Demographics | ||||
| African American (vs white) | 1.43 | 0.168 | 0.86 | 2.38 |
| Age | 1.03 | 0.062 | 1.00 | 1.06 |
| Education | ||||
| High school graduate or less (vs college) | 0.84 | 0.563 | 0.46 | 1.52 |
| College-level | ref | ref | ||
| Graduate education (vs college) | 0.69 | 0.194 | 0.39 | 1.21 |
| Annual income | 1.11 | 0.461 | 0.84 | 1.47 |
| Married (vs not married/partnered) | 1.08 | 0.773 | 0.62 | 1.88 |
| Clinical variables | ||||
| Prebiopsy PSA level | 1.03 | 0.045 | 1.00 | 1.07 |
| Current health | 0.70 | 0.049 | 0.49 | 1.00 |
| Erectile trouble within last year (vs. not) | 0.78 | 0.336 | 0.47 | 1.29 |
| Amount of bother with urination | 0.96 | 0.732 | 0.74 | 1.23 |
| Physically disabled | 1.07 | 0.835 | 0.58 | 1.95 |
| Cancer-specific anxiety (MAX-PC) | 1.00 | 0.84 | 0.97 | 1.04 |
CI, confidence interval; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; MAX-PC, Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer.