Do Epidemiological Parameters in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer have an Influence on whether a Patient is Envisaged for Surgery or Brachytherapy?

Table 6: Logistic Regression Analysis; Surgery Versus Brachytherapy - OP (RPP, RRP) Versus BT (LDR, HDR)

Parameter	Odds Ratio	95%-CI	p-value	Odds Ratio	95%-CI	p-Value
Age	0.64	[0.54/0.77]	<0.05^*	0.636	[0.55/0.74]	<0.05*
Status of health insurance	1.18	[0.72/1.93]	0.5071	-	-	-
Level of education	1.011	[0.88/1.17]	0.885	-	-	-
PSA (median)	1.45	[0.97/2.16]	0.0688	-	-	-
Global health status	0.965	[0.87/1.07]	0.5116	-	-	-
Physical functioning	1.246	[1.07/1.46]	<0.05^*	1.22	[1.09/1.37]	<0.05*

^* Statistically significant values; ¹ analysis of the two significant variables after omitting the four non-significant variables.