CO4 A COMPARISON OF LOGISTIC REGRESSION AND COX PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS FOR RENAL IMPAIRMENT IN HORMONE REFRACTORY PROSTATE CANCER (HRPC) PATIENTS WITH BONE METASTASES (BM) TREATED WITH ZOLEDRONIC ACID (ZA)

WK Oh, K Proctor, M Nakabayashi, C Evan, LK Tormey, L Breierova, M Smith, M Neary, MS Duh
2005 Value in Health  
Abstracts urinary flow rate. Physician's diagnosis according to their experience, was recorded after each step A descriptive analysis was conducted and validity and concordance were measured between strategies. RESULTS: A total of 356 patients, mean age (SD) of 65.2 (8.4) years, with suspected BPH participated in the study. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 91%, 65%, 95% and 50%, respectively. Percentage of agreement and kappa index between
more » ... itial and final diagnosis were 87.9% and 0.5, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Concordance between initial diagnosis based on medical history, I-PSS questionnaire, DRE and PSA with final diagnosis of BPH was high. This group of diagnostic procedures may be recommended for BPH initial diagnosis in daily practice.
doi:10.1016/s1098-3015(10)67190-2 fatcat:zaz342sjg5cotc5m3m6pde6rwq