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. 2021 Apr 12;35(4):552–559. doi: 10.1089/end.2020.0676

Table 4.

Comparative Univariate Analysis for Urologist Density

  Urologist density ≥2/100,000, n = 105 (%) Urologist density <2/100,000, n = 30 (%) p Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Age (>65) 21 10 0.285 0.42 (0.07–1.57)
Gender (female) 44 63 0.066 2.20 (0.89–5.67)
Race (nonwhite) 42 33 0.527 0.70 (0.26–1.74)
ASA score (ASA 3 or higher) 20 27 0.455 1.45 (0.49–4.01)
Obesity (BMI >30) 29 47 0.078 2.17 (0.87–5.44)
Diabetes (with type 1 or 2 diabetes) 15 30 0.107 2.37 (0.81–6.67)
Hypertension (with diagnosis of hypertension) 22 27 0.625 1.29 (0.44–3.53)
Infection (with infectious symptoms) 19 37 0.052 2.44 (0.90–6.47)
Asymptomatic (without symptoms) 9 7 0.999 0.763 (0.08–4.00)
Stone burden (>20 mm) 35 43 0.521 1.40 (0.56–3.46)
Guy stone score (>2) 28 40 0.26 1.74 (0.68–4.38)
PCNL procedure 39 33 0.671 0.78 (0.30–1.96)
Language (non-English) 18 20 0.794 1.13 (0.33–3.38)
Education (with no college) 18 35 0.045 2.39 (0.95–6.01)
Distance traveled to clinic (in top 75th percentile) 11 67 <0.001 15.0 (5.33–45.8)
Income (in bottom 25th percentile) 19 50 0.002 4.19 (1.62–11.0)
Clinic delay (in top 75th percentile) 18 37 0.045 2.60 (0.96–6.93)
Underinsured (with medical) 20 33 0.143 1.99 (0.72–5.29)
Scheduling for second-stage procedure (yes) 8 10 0.708 1.34 (0.22–6.12)
Complications (with Clavien–Dindo complications) 12 27 0.083 2.55 (0.81–7.65)
Prolonged hospitalization (with prolonged hospitalization) 21 37 0.093 2.17 (0.81–5.68)
Operating room cost (in top 75th percentile; mean cost USD ± SD) 20; 7332 ± 2126 40; 8369 ± 3005 0.031 2.64 (1.00–6.90)
Nonoperating room cost (in top 75th percentile; mean cost USD ± SD) 26; 5696 ± 4744 47; 8443 ± 8924 0.042 2.51 (0.99–6.35)
Total cost (in top 75th percentile) 13%; 13,028 ± 6224 47%; 16,812 ± 9777 <0.001 5.59 (2.06–15.5)