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. 2013 Oct-Dec;17(4):529–534. doi: 10.4293/108680813X13693422519910

Table 2.

Predictors of Early Continence Recovery After RP

Characteristic Univariate
Multivariate
ORa (95% CIa) P Value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P Value
Patient age (y)
    <50 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    51–64 0.30 (0.08–1.09) .07 0.38 (0.10–1.52) .17
    ≥65 0.24 (0.06–0.93) .04 0.37 (0.09–1.59) .18
BMIa (kg/m2)
    <30 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    ≥30 0.80 (0.39–1.63) .53 0.89 (0.40–1.98) .78
PSAa (ng/mL)
    <10 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    ≥10 0.92 (0.40–2.12) .85 1.03 (0.36–2.90) .96
Gleason score
    6 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    ≥7 0.81 (0.44–1.49) .50 0.61 (0.28–1.36) .23
Surgeon experience (cases)
    ≤50 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    51–100 1.65 (0.74–3.71) .22 1.69 (0.60–4.79) .32
    101–150 1.51 (0.68–3.38) .31 1.27 (0.44–3.66) .66
    151–175 1.81 (0.66–4.96) .25 1.21 (0.36–4.15) .76
MLE
    No 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    Yes 0.34 (0.16–0.73) .005 0.32 (0.13–0.81) .02
Bladder neck sparing
    No 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    Yes 1.60 (0.86–2.97) .13 1.53 (0.74–3.20) .25
Posterior reconstruction
    No 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    Yes 0.67 (0.23–1.93) .46 0.76 (0.18–3.18) .71
Potency nerve sparing
    None 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    Unilateral 1.07 (0.42–2.70) .89 0.93 (0.31–2.75) .90
    Bilateral 1.55 (0.71–3.35) .27 1.20 (0.43–3.35) .73
Prostate weight (g)
    <50 1.14 (0.61–2.13) .69 0.69 (0.31–1.55) .38
    50–79.9 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    ≥80 0.80 (0.20–3.21) .75 1.20 (0.22–6.55) .84
Pathologic stage
    pT2x 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
    pT3x 1.26 (0.57–2.81) .56 1.51 (0.58–3.91) .40
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BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; PSA = prostate-specific antigen.