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Table 3 Predictors of early postoperative remission after cystic prolactinomas resection

From: Operative treatment of cystic prolactinomas: a retrospective study

Predictor

Univariate logistic regression

Multivariate stepwise logistic regression

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Age ≥ 29 years

2.000(0.500-7.997)

0.327

-

-

Sex

0.214(0.053–0.864)

0.030

0.955(0.137–6.656)

0.963

Tumor size ≥ 1.86 cm

0.136(0.030–0.615)

0.010

0.072(0.008–0.616)

0.016

Invasiveness

0.435(0.090–2.095)

0.299

-

-

Resection degree

0.442(0.045–4.387)

0.486

-

-

DA-resistant

2.667(0.707–10.052)

0.147

-

-

Preop PRL ≥ 200 ng/ml

0.160(0.036–0.717)

0.017

0.081(0.010–0.636)

0.017

  1. DA = Dopamine agonists; OR = Odds ratio; CI = Confidence interval