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Table 7 Logistic regression models explaining factors related to missingness in each EPIC-26 domain

From: Missingness in the expanded prostate cancer index short form (EPIC-26) – prevalence, patterns, and explanatory factors

 

Urinary incontinence

Urinary irritative

Bowel

Sexual

Hormonal

Multivariable model sample size

n = 533

n = 531

n = 530

n = 534

n = 479

 

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Age

1.087

1.048–1.128

 < 0.001*

1.069

1.038–1.101

 < 0.001*

1.103

1.063–1.144

 < 0.001*

1.075

1.047–0.105

 < 0.001*

1.095

1.065–1.127

 < 0.001*

EAU cancer risk classification

  

0.085

  

0.146

  

0.293

  

0.046

  

0.120

 Low risk disease

1.000

  

1.000

     

1.000

  

1.000

  

 Intermediate risk disease

0.624

0.250–1.558

0.312

0.963

0.456–2.033

0.992

   

0.992

0.522–1.886

0.980

0.618

0.333–1.145

0.126

 High risk disease

1.548

0.700–3.424

0.280

1.629

0.811–3.274

0.170

   

1.846

1.011–3.372

0.046

1.068

0.604–1.890

0.821

 Advanced disease

1.616

0.505–5.169

0.418

2.067

0.772–5.533

0.148

   

1.169

0.443–3.086

0.753

1.347

0.569–3.189

0.498

EPIC scores a

 Urinary incontinence

     

0.603

  

0.272

  

0.632

  

0.321

 Urinary irritative

  

0.578

   

1.018

0.994–1.042

0.138*

  

0.703

0.986

0.973–0.999

0.040

 Bowel

  

0.670

  

0.354

     

0.230

0.974

0.961–0.988

 < 0.001*

 Sexual

  

0.809

  

0.316

  

0.227

   

0.993

0.984–1.002

0.113

 Hormonal

  

0.912

  

0.517

  

0.487

  

0.867

   

Relationship status

  

0.747

  

0.178

  

0.202

  

 < 0.001*

 

0.011

 In a relationship

   

1.000

     

1.000

  

1.000

  

 Not in a relationship

   

1.514

0.828–2.769

0.178

   

2.652

1.604–4.386

 < 0.001

1.971

1.170–3.320

0.011

Education level

  

0.027

  

0.060

  

0.006

  

0.006

  

 < 0.001*

 No vocational education

1.000

  

1.000

  

1.000

  

1.000

  

1.000

  

 Short vocational education

0.852

0.369–1.969

0.708

1.027

0.500–2.112

0.941

0.678

0.316–1.454

0.318

0.730

0.386–1.380

0.333

1.072

0.583–1.973

0.882

 Vocational education

0.785

0.347–1.773

0.560

0.540

0.253–1.153

0.111

0.334

0.145–0.769

0.010

0.473

0.249–0.901

0.023

0.289

0.145–0.575

 < 0.001

 Polytechnic

0.208

0.069–0.623

0.005

0.428

0.194–0.942

0.035

0.265

0.110–0.639

0.003

0.322

0.162–0.637

0.001

0.303

0.154–0.597

 < 0.001

 University education

0.365

0.121–1.103

0.074

0.535

0.225–1.275

0.158

0.251

0.087–0.728

0.011

0.386

0.180–0.827

0.014

0.153

0.059–0.399

 < 0.001

Self-rated health a

0.989

0.974–1.005

0.163

0.991

0.978–1.004

0.155

0.990

0.975–1.005

0.174

0.989

0.978–1.000

0.048

0.989

0.978–1.001

0.068

Treatment satisfaction

  

0.121

  

0.052*

  

0.224

  

0.620

  

0.035

 Unsatisfied or extremely unsatisfied

1.333

0.450–3.952

0.604

1.584

0.668–3.758

0.296

      

0.672

0.307–1.472

0.321

 Uncertain

2.267

1.032–4.979

0.042

2.225

1.127–4.391

0.021

      

1.480

0.577–3.801

0.415

 Satisfied or extremely satisfied

1.000

  

1.000

        

1.000

  
  1. * remained statistically significant (p < 0.05) in multivariable model
  2. a higher values indicate better function or self-rated health