b, regression coefficient; EP, standard error of regression coefficient b; β, standard regression coefficient. P value, statistical significance of regression coefficient b; 95% CI, 95% confidence int
BackgroundSerum steroids are crucial molecules altered in prostate cancer (PCa). Mass spectrometry (MS) is currently the elected technology for the analysis of steroids in diverse biological samples.
* The dependent variable erythropoietin was double log-transformed before included in the model. Therefore, a β of 1 should be interpreted as a doubling for each unit rise of the independent variable.
Purpose: PCa is the second most commonly diagnosed malignancy in men. PCa Diagnosis are based on biopsy sampling that is an invasive, expensive procedure and does not accurately represent multifocal d