Table 3.

Correlations between NEP, ET-1, and NFκB expression.

Variables	NEP		HR [95% CI]	P
	Low	High
	n (%)	n (%)
ET-1
Low	3	31	0.016 [0.003–0.071]	<0.001
High	31	5
NFκB
Low	10	33	0.012 [0.001–0.097]	<0.001
High	26	1

n: number of patients; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; P: statistical value.