Clinical Study

Pro- and Antiapoptotic Markers in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Associated with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy

Table 4

Multivariate logistic regression and linear regression analysis of all UTUC.

Logistic
regresion
Model
Dependent
variable
Predictor   𝐵 S.E. Wald Sig.Exp ( 𝐵 )95.0% C.I.
for EXP ( 𝐵 )
sig.LowerUpper

0.014SurvivinFas−0.9960.4125.8410.0160.3690.1650.828
Constant0.6590.3184.2960.0381.933

0.0001Bcl-2Caspase 30.3620.11110.7360.0011.4371.1571.784
Constant−2.6670.42140.2150.0000.069

0.0001BaxGroup1.5420.4909.9190.0024.6731.79012.199
Stage1.1250.5314.4840.0343.0801.0878.723
Growth−1.0310.5193.9400.0470.3570.1290.987
Caspase 30.3260.1484.8410.0281.3851.0361.851
Constant−0.9450.4454.5000.0340.389

0.0001FasPelvis/Ureter−1.3120.5316.1020.0130.2690.0950.763
Metaplastic−1.2150.5974.1380.0420.2970.0920.957
Caspase 30.3180.1345.6220.0181.3741.0571.787
Constant1.7930.7226.1600.0136.008

linear
regresion
model
Dependent
variable
Predictor 𝐵 S.E.Standardized coefficient beta 𝑡 Sig.

F 12.542 Caspase 3Differentiation−2.9701.324−0.196−2.2430.027
sig. 0.0001Bcl-29.9671.759.04865.6650.000
Constant−8.3763.075−2.7240.008