Table 3. Univariate and multivariable analysis of predictors of treatment failure, evaluating any prior treatment vs. none.
Parameter | Univariate | P* | Multivariable | P |
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Age at balloon dilation, per year | 1.02 (0.99–1.06) | 0.1 | – | – |
Distal bulbar stricture, yes/no | 2.74 (0.75–9.99) | 0.1 | – | – |
History of STI or UTI, yes/no | 3.17 (1.18–8.55) | 0.02 | 1.83 (0.56–5.91) | 0.3 |
Presented with hematuria, yes/no | 3.23 (1.21–8.62) | 0.02 | 3.00 (0.94–9.60) | 0.06 |
Prior treatments, per procedure | 1.36 (1.12–1.64) | 0.0003 | 1.34 (1.10–1.64) | 0.0005 |
Stricture length, per cm | 0.97 (0.40–2.35) | 0.9 | – | – |
Parameters meeting statistical significance on univariate analysis were included in the multivariable model. For each parameter, odds ratios are presented with 95% confidence intervals. *, P values differ slightly from those in Tables 1 and 2 due to likelihood ratio tests being used for univariate and multivariable analysis here. STI, sexually transmitted infection. UTI, urinary tract infection.