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Table 4 Summary of the cutoff values of gEUD / \( \overline{\overline{D}} \), which result in a statistically significant Odds Ratio (OR) larger than 1 for the different acute urinary symptoms

From: Fitting NTCP models to bladder doses and acute urinary symptoms during post-prostatectomy radiotherapy

Parameters

Odds ratio

gEUD / \( \overline{\overline{D}} \)

OR (95%CI)

Lyman-Kutcher-Burman (LKB) model

 Urinary urgency

60.2

9.3 (1.7–49.8)

 Urinary incontinence

60.6

3.4 (0.7–15.8)

 Frequency

55.9

9.4 (1.4–62.9)

 Nocturia

52.3

6.6 (1.6–27.0)

Logit model

 Urinary urgency

61.6

7.4 (1.3–40.9)

 Urinary incontinence

64.9

4.1 (0.5–34.0)

 Frequency

56.2

9.4 (1.4–62.9)

 Nocturia

52.5

6.6 (1.6–27.0)

Relative Seriality model

 Urinary urgency

59.7

11.4 (2.2–59.7)

 Urinary incontinence

60.5

3.4 (0.7–15.8)

 Frequency

57.7

4.4 (1.2–16.3)

 Nocturia

40.9

4.5 (1.4–14.6)

  1. CI confidence interval
  2. gEUD generalized Equivalent Uniform Dose
  3. \( \overline{\overline{D}} \) biologically effective uniform dose