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. 2016 Jun 23;11(6):e0157313. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157313

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model of preoperative clinical and imaging variables predicting biochemical recurrence.

Covariate Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
HR (95% CI) P Value HR (95% CI) P Value
Age, years 0.98 (0.94–1.02) 0.3 - -
BMI 0.99 (0.92–1.07) 0.8 - -
Preoperative PSA, ng/ml 1.05 (1.02–1.07) <0.0001 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 0.01
Race
White 1 - - -
Black 0.89 (0.35–1.92) 0.8 - -
Other 1.35 (0.46–3.23) 0.6 - -
Clinical stage 2.87 (1.37–5.61) 0.007 1.38 (0.63–2.90) 0.4
Biopsy Gleason score 3.76 (2.27–6.40) <0.0001 2.35 (1.37–4.14) 0.002
MRI prostate volume, cc 0.98 (0.96–1.00) 0.06 0.98 (0.96–1.00) 0.08
MRI lesions, no 0.80 (0.59–1.07) 0.1 0.93 (0.68–1.26) 0.7
MP—MRI suspicion score 3.49 (2.02–6.39) <0.0001 1.97 (1.09–3.73) 0.02
mECE 4.34 (2.27–8.72) <0.0001 2.10 (1.05–4.40) 0.04
mSVI 1.85 (0.30–6.05) 0.4 - -

BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio; PSA = prostate-specific antigen; MP-MRI = multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging. Statistical significance denoted by bold face.