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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Urology. 2013 Mar 7;81(5):949–955. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.01.021

Table 3.

Multivariate linear regressions of log-transformed PSA with BMI as the main predictor

BMI as a Categorical Variable BMI as an Imputed Median

Estimate SE p-value Estimate SE p-value
BMI Category --- --- --- BMI, continuous −0.01 0.01 0.40
 Normal Referent --- --- ---
 Overweight 0.07 0.10 0.46 --- --- ---
 Obese −0.08 0.11 0.47 --- --- ---
Age at Enrollment 0.01 0.01 0.01 Age at Enrollment 0.01 0.01 0.01
Race/Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity
 White Referent  White Referent
 Non-White 0.06 0.13 0.64  Non-White 0.06 0.13 0.64
Site of Care Site of Care
 CA Referent  CA Referent
 Michigan −0.22 0.13 0.07  Michigan −0.24 0.13 0.06
Gleason Score Gleason Score
 6 Referent  6 Referent
 7–10 0.48 0.08 <0.01  7–10 0.48 0.08 <0.01