Table 3b.
Factors associated with the number of positive-cores (N+, range 0–14) as determined by linear regression models: Multivariate Model
| Covariates | B | SE | 95% CI of B |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| AGE | 0.058 | 0.014 | 0.029 | 0.085 | < 0.0001 |
| PSA | 0.054 | 0.058 | 0.06 | 0.167 | 0.351 |
| PV | −0.026 | 0.070 | −0.045 | −0.007 | 0.007 |
| PSAD | 5,964 | 1,621 | 2,779 | 9,152 | < 0.0001 |
| DRE (±) | 1,022 | 0.289 | 0.454 | 1,590 | < 0.0001 |
| CII | −1.264 | 0.280 | −1.814 | −0.713 | < 0.0001 |
| GA | −0.282 | 0.445 | −1.157 | 0.592 | 0.526 |
| ASAP | −0.953 | 0.345 | −1.630 | −0.275 | 0.006 |
B = Regression coefficient; SD = standard deviation; SE = standard error.