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. 2015 Dec 10;56(12):823–830. doi: 10.4111/kju.2015.56.12.823

Table 3. Multivariate analysis for preoperative risk factors of postoperative voiding dysfunction.

Variable Subjective voiding difficulty Postoperative retention Postoperative Qmax <15 & significant PVR Voiding difficulty with significant PVR Significant PVR
OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Hysterectomy 0.93 (0.34-2.48) 0.887 8.93 (1.17-68.1) 0.035 2.68 (0.86-8.30) 0.086 0.96 (0.11-8.14) 0.977 1.25 (0.43-3.61) 0.673
Qmax under 15 mL/s 0.18 (0.10-1.54) 0.411 0.42 (0.01-14.7) 0.639 0.95 (0.91-0.99) 0.018 1.14 (0.12-10.4) 0.906 2.29 (0.79-6.60) 0.125
Qmax (mL/s) 0.98 (0.95-1.01) 0.261 1.01 (0.93-1.10) 0.784 0.94 (0.90-0.98) 0.002 0.99 (0.93-1.05) 0.788 0.98 (0.95-1.01) 0.280
Underactive detrusor 2.52 (1.03-6.13) 0.042 0.95 (0.05-15.8) 0.976 0.82 (0.25-2.60) 0.736 0.81 (0.14-4.76) 0.824 0.47 (0.15-1.40) 0.177
Spinal anesthesia 1.27 (0.73-2.21) 0.390 1.49 (0.19-11.2) 0.698 0.37 (0.15-0.87) 0.023 1.13 (0.14-8.83) 0.810 0.47 (0.24-0.89) 0.026
Preoperative obstructive symptoms 3.71 (1.51-9.10) 0.004 1.84 (0.18-18.0) 0.595 2.05 (0.76-5.55) 0.155 2.29 (0.24-21.1) 0.464 1.62 (0.70-3.75) 0.253
Previous retention history 11.6 (0.89-152) 0.061 415 (20.0-8,619) <0.001 18.0 (1.41-231) 0.026 58.6 (5.0-680) 0.001 17.8 (1.52-209) 0.020

Qmax, peak flow rate; PVR, postvoid residual; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.