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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2010 Feb 20;183(4):1484–1488. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.12.026

Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of the relationship between sonographic characteristics and progression to surgery

OR 95% CI p Value
Unadjusted:
 Calcification 1.91 1.24–23.95 0.004
 Tunical thickening 1.49 0.98–2.26 0.06
 Septal fibrosis 0.9 0.53–1.51 0.68
 Intracavernous fibrosis 0.78 0.43–1.41 0.41
Adjusted for age:
 Calcification 1.88 1.21–2.92 0.005
 Tunical thickening 1.26 0.82–1.96 0.30
 Septal fibrosis 0.95 0.56–1.61 0.86
 Intracavernous fibrosis 0.81 0.44–1.5 0.51
Adjusted for age, marital status + PD specific characteristics:*
 Calcification 2.75 1.59–4.77 <0.001
 Tunical thickening 1.49 0.87–2.57 0.15
 Septal fibrosis 0.9 0.46–1.72 0.74
 Intracavernous fibrosis 0.92 0.46–1.86 0.82
*

Duration of PD symptoms, degree of curvature, penile deformity, penetration difficulty, loss of penile length, ability to have intercourse and treatment for PD before enrollment in study, in 481 patients.