Table 2.
Risk factors for intravesical recurrence after a second TUR
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95 % CI) | p-value | HR (95 % CI) | p-value | |||
| Age (≥70) | 0.97 | (0.85–1.11) | 0.68 | 0.98 | (0.79–1.23) | 0.87 |
| Gender (female) | 1.04 | (0.35–3.07) | 0.95 | 1.06 | (0.33–3.44) | 0.92 |
| Urine cytology before the initial TUR (suspicious positive and positive) | 1.52 | (0.44–5.22) | 0.50 | 1.77 | (0.48–6.54) | 0.39 |
| Tumor size (≥3 cm) | 1.95 | (0.84–4.53) | 0.12 | 2.73 | (1.07–7.00) | 0.03* |
| Tumor number (multiple) | 0.62 | (0.27–1.45) | 0.27 | 0.94 | (0.37–2.38) | 0.89 |
| Concomitant CIS (existence) | 1.23 | (0.29–5.25) | 0.78 | 3.21 | (0.62–16.67) | 0.17 |
| BCG induction instillation (without) | 0.28 | (0.12–0.67) | <0.01** | 0.20 | (0.07–0.57) | <0.01** |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01 indicate significant differences