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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 19.
Published in final edited form as: BJU Int. 2015 Jul 20;117(6B):E46–E51. doi: 10.1111/bju.13215

Table 2.

Multivariable analyses predicting the presence of good postoperative erectile function (IIEF-6 ≥ 22) and urinary function (urinary domain summary score ≥ 17) based on number of preoperative prostate biopsies, adjusted for age, presence of arrhythmia, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, and smoking status.

Erectile function
(12 months) N = 1,249
Urinary continence
(6 months) N = 1,813
Urinary continence
(12 months) N = 1,813
OR 95% CI p-value OR 95% CI p-value OR 95% CI p-value
Number of
preoperative biopsies
0.2 0.4 0.4
1 ref ref ref ref ref ref
2 1.25 0.90, 1.75 0.90 0.69, 1.16 0.84 0.64, 1.10
≥3 1.52 0.84, 2.78 0.76 0.48, 1.20 0.99 0.60, 1.61

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval