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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2017 Jun 24;198(6):1404–1408. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.06.084

Table 2.

The Effect of Bladder Neck Size on EPIC Urinary Incontinence Scores at 6 and 12 Weeks

Variable Time Post Surgerya
6 Weeks 12 Weeks
Bladder neck sizeb 0.88 (−10.91–12.68) 5.80 (−7.63–18.97)
BMI −0.84 (−1.79–0.12) −0.99 (−2.10–0.12)
Preop AUA SS −1.00c (−1.62–−0.39) −0.95c (−1.65–−0.26)
Prostate volume 0.17 (−0.06−0.41) −0.03 (−0.29−0.22)
Age −0.64 (−1.32–0.04) −1.00d (−1.78−−0.22)
No urethral suspension stitch 4.77 (−4.08–13.62) 5.79 (−4.17–15.76)
Nerve sparing
 None Ref Ref
 Bilateral 9.28 (−0.86–19.43) 8.82 (−2.70–20.34)
 Unilateral 8.06 (−8.54–24.67) 2.36 (−14.86–19.57)
D’Amico risk criteria
 High Ref Ref
 Intermediate 3.51 (−8.46–15.48) −1.18 (−15.25–12.89)
 Low 7.50 (−6.51–21.52) −0.42 (−16.66–15.82)
R2 0.24 0.28

Abbreviations: AUA SS, American Urological Association symptom score; BMI, body mass index; EPIC, Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite; Ref, reference.

a

Values are β coefficient (95% CI).

b

Comparing the 90th percentile with the 10th percentile (18 mm vs 7 mm).

c

P<.01.

d

P<.05.