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Table 5 Proportional odds model for urinary retention

From: Prostate volume changes during permanent seed brachytherapy: an analysis of intra-operative variations, predictive factors and clinical implication

Model with edema between

Factor

Odds ratio

95% CI

P value*

∆V2 – V1

Baseline volume

1.04

0.99

1.07

0.063

Source activity

0.94

0.48

1.84

0.86

V2-V1

1.00

0.93

1.07

0.91

∆V3 – V1

Baseline volume

1.04

1.00

1.08

0.032

Source activity

0.93

0.48

1.82

0.83

V3-V1

1.01

0.96

1.08

0.57

∆V3 – V2

Baseline volume

1.04

1.00

1.07

0.052

Source activity

0.98

0.50

1.94

0.96

 

V3-V2

1.09

0.96

1.24

0.19

  1. Abbreviations: OR the odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, V1 baseline volume, V2 volume after insertion of 2 fixation needles, V3 volume at the completion of the implant.* bold when p < 0.05.