Selected salivary parameters in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a preliminary study

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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis for the presence or absence of the disease as dependent variable

Salivary parameters (independent variables included into regression model)	Results of bivariate logistic regression for dependent variable presence or absence of the disease			Results of multivariate logistic regression for dependent variable: presence or absence of the disease
	b	OR	p	b	OR	P-value
V	− 0.304	0.738	0.730	1.348	0.299	0.366
pH	− 0.628	0.533	0.092	1.832	0.605	0.385
BC	0.121	1.128	0.114	3.148	1.147	0.060
P	0.632	1.882	0.137	8.278	2.114	0.135
Amy	− 0.001	0.999	0.704	2.710	0.997	0.261
SPO	0.499	1.647	0.347	30.662	3.423	0.106
Ca	− 0.079	0.924	0.495	3.540	1.264	0.213
Mg	− 1.449	0.235	0.021*	1.098	0.093	0.013*
iPh	0.046	1.047	0.416	2.512	0.921	0.352
F	− 6.024	0.002	0.009**	1.006	0.006	0.082
U	0.056	1.058	0.001***	2.912	1.069	0.004**
UA	0.441	1.554	0.022*	4.755	1.559	0.127

b logistic regression coefficient, OR odds ratio, V salivary flow rate, BC buffer capacity, P total protein, Amy α-amylase, SPO peroxidase, Ca calcium, Mg magnesium, iPh inorganic phosphate, F fluoride, U urea, UA uric acid, P-value level of statistical significance
*Significant effect at P < 0.05
**Significant effect at P < 0.01
***Significant effect at P < 0.001

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