Univariate and Multivariate Pre- and Postoperative Factors for Biochemical Recurrence in ePLND Group
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
| Variable | Odds | 95% CI | P | Odds | 95% CI | P |
| Preoperative serum PSA | 1.013 | 1.009–1.017 | 0.000 | 1.013 | 1.008–1.018 | 0.000 |
| Clinical stage | — | — | 0.000 | — | — | 0.741 |
| T2 vs. T1 | 1.129 | 0.753–1.694 | 0.557 | 0.85 | 0.562–1.285 | 0.440 |
| T3 vs. T1 | 2.506 | 1.659–3.785 | 0.000 | 0.884 | 0.562–1.391 | 0.595 |
| Primary pathologic Gleason grade > 3 | 3.843 | 2.943–5.019 | 0.000 | 2.51 | 1.875–3.36 | 0.000 |
| Secondary pathologic Gleason grade > 3 | 0.817 | 0.627–1.066 | 0.136 | — | — | — |
| Positive surgical margin | 1.999 | 1.541–2.592 | 0.000 | 1.304 | 0.981–1.732 | 0.067 |
| Extracapsular extension | 3.186 | 2.417–4.199 | 0.000 | 1.289 | 0.887–1.874 | 0.183 |
| Seminal vesicle invasion | 3.850 | 2.966–4.999 | 0.000 | 1.772 | 1.255–2.503 | 0.001 |
| Number of removed nodes | 1.043 | 1.021–1.067 | 0.000 | 1.034 | 1.009–1.059 | 0.007 |
| Number of positive nodes | — | — | 0.000 | — | — | 0.000 |
| 1–2 vs. 0 positive nodes | 3.993 | 2.914–5.471 | 0.000 | 2.237 | 1.578–3.173 | 0.000 |
| >2 vs. 0 positive nodes | 11.346 | 7.334–17.552 | 0.000 | 3.746 | 2.257–6.217 | 0.000 |