Table 3

Multivariate Cox regression analysis

Variable

Hazard ratio

95% Confidence interval

P value


Lower limit

Upper limit


pre-op PSA < 5 ng/ml

0.683

0.155

2.681

0.766


pre-op PSA 5-10 ng/ml

0.838

0.262

3.013

0.639


pre-op PSA > 10 ng/ml

1.463

0.332

6.449

0.615


Gleason score

1.448

0.586

3.581

0.423


pT stage

3.354

1.342

8.386

0.010


p16

0.643

0.260

1.592

0.340


p27

1.065

0.403

2.813

0.899


pre-op PSA, pre-operative PSA; pT stage, pathologic TNM stage

Vlachostergios et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2012 11:2   doi:10.1186/1477-5751-11-2

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