Quality of Health Information on the Internet for Prostate Cancer
Table 2
Univariate logistic regression analysis showing odds ratio estimates comparing search terms to “Prostate cancer” and tertiles 2 and 3 against tertile 1.
Odds ratio comparison
Point estimate
95% confidence interval limits
PSA vs. Prostate cancer
1.00
0.53
1.89
Transrectal prostate biopsy vs. Prostate cancer
2.12
1.01
4.47
Transperineal prostate biopsy vs. Prostate cancer
1.79
0.87
3.65
MRI prostate vs. Prostate cancer
2.90
1.29
6.56
PSMA vs. Prostate cancer
4.47
1.75
11.40
Radical prostatectomy vs. Prostate cancer
1.34
0.68
2.62
Robotic prostatectomy vs. Prostate cancer
5.41
1.98
14.73
Prostate radiotherapy vs. Prostate cancer
1.79
0.87
3.65
Prostate chemotherapy vs. Prostate cancer
1.18
0.61
2.28
Prostate cancer hormone therapy vs. Prostate cancer
0.75
0.41
1.38
Tertile 2 vs. tertile 1
2.04
1.36
3.07
Tertile 3 vs. tertile 1
3.22
2.03
5.11
Note. Statistically significant difference (95% confidence interval not crossing the value of 1).
