Table 3.
Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Associations Between Various Parameters With the Improvement of IPSS 6 Months After TRT.
| Variables | Before TRT |
6 months after TRT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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| OR | p | OR | p | OR | p | OR | p | |
| Age | 1.012 | .656 | — | — | ||||
| BMI | 2.040 | .179 | 2.314 | .114 | ||||
| AMS score | 4.059 | .021 | 4.099 | .025 | 1.190 | .775 | ||
| IIEF-5 | 1.385 | .567 | 3.235 | .043 | 7.922 | .013 | ||
| Residual urine volume | 1.004 | .773 | 1.007 | .710 | ||||
| Prostate volume | 3.235 | .043 | 3.272 | .051 | 3.600 | .049 | 8.275 | .014 |
| PSA | 0.793 | .707 | 0.716 | .445 | ||||
| Total testosterone | 1.004 | .978 | 1.009 | .880 | ||||
| Free testosterone | 1.054 | .631 | 1.018 | .525 | ||||
Note. BMI = body mass index; IPSS = International Prostate Symptom Score; TRT = testosterone replacement therapy; AMS = Aging Male Symptoms; IIEF-5 = International Index of Erectile Function–5; PSA = prostate-specific antigen. Cutoff level of each variable was determined based on its median value in 60 patients included in this study.