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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of parameters affecting awareness of TRUS-Bx necessity

From: The effect of health literacy on patient compliance in patients to whom prostate biopsies were recommended

Risk factors

TRUS-Bx requirement

OR (%95 GA)

p value

Age (years)

0.914 (0.833–1.001)

0.053

PSA (ng/mL)

0.992 (0.979–1.004)

0.188

Prostate volüme (cc)

1.023 (0.999–1.048)

0.065

PSA Density

1.025 (0.996–1.055)

0.096

DRE

0.509 (0.128–2.031)

0.339

Education level

1.918 (1.123–3.276)

0.017

Area type

1.847 (1.043–3.271)

0.035

HLS-TR-Q47

1.181 (1.046–1.335)

0.007

THLS-32

1.139 (1.055–1.231)

0.001

  1. (OR: estimated relative risk shown with Odd’s ratio, CI: confidence interval, TRUS-Bx: Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy, PSA: prostate-specific antigen, DRE: Digital rectal examination, HLS-TR-Q47: Health Literacy Survey-Turkey- Questionnaire 47, THLS-32: Turkish Health Literacy-32)
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BMC Urology

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