Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with stricture recurrence

Factor	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	p value
Age ≥50	0.8 (0.5–1.5)	0.53
Comorbidity score ≥ 1	1.5 (0.8–2.9)	0.20
Smoking	1.1 (0.58–2.1)	0.76
Previous reconstruction	1.0 (0.49–2.0)	0.98
Stricture length ≥5 cm	2.3 (1.2–4.5)	0.01
Location
Anterior	0.49 (0.2–1.2)	0.12
Posterior	0.67 (0.3–1.7)	0.39
Panurethral	1.4 (0.38–5)	0.63
Etiology
Trauma	2.6 (0.98–6.9)	0.06
Lichen sclerosus	5.9 (2.1–16.5)	<0.001
Radiation	3.3 (0.8–14)	0.10
Hypospadias	0.8 (0.15–3.9)	0.74
Iatrogenic	3.4 (1.2–10)	0.02
Infectious	7.3 (2.3–23.7)	<0.001

CI: confidence interval.