Table 2:

Association between patient and hospital characteristics and clinically significant cancer at prostatectomy

CharacteristicUnivariable RR (95% CI)Multivariable RR (95% CI)
Surgery year (increase by 1 yr)1.04 (1.04–1.05)1.05 (1.03–1.06)
Patient age (increase by 1 yr)1.01 (1.01–1.02)1.01 (1.007–1.013)
Preoperative PSA (increase by 1 unit)1.00 (1.00–1.01)1.00 (1.00–1.01)
Academic v. community hospital1.14 (1.08–1.21)1.05 (0.97–1.14)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, PSA = prostate-specific antigen, RR = relative risk.