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Table 2 Correlation between hCG, LH-receptor and FSH-receptor expression in all ovarian cancer subtypes

From: Human chorionic gonadotropin and its relation to grade, stage and patient survival in ovarian cancer

Correlations

   

hCG (Int)

hCG (IRS)

LH-R (Int)

LH-R (IRS)

FSH-R (Int)

FSH-R (IRS)

Spearman's rho

hCG (Int)

Correlation Coefficient

1.00

0.94**

0.13

0.19*

-0.09

0.01

  

Sig. (2-tailed)

 

< 0.01

 

0.04

  
 

hCG (IRS)

Correlation Coefficient

0.94**

1.00

0.12

0.19*

-0.01

0.09

  

Sig. (2-tailed)

< 0.01

  

0.04

  
  

N (Int/IRS)

143

143

116

116

114

113

 

LH-R (Int)

Correlation Coefficient

0.13

0.12

1.00

0.90**

0.23*

0.23*

  

Sig. (2-tailed)

   

< 0.01

0.01

0.01

 

LH-R (IRS)

Correlation Coefficient

0.19*

0.19*

0.90**

1.00

0.21*

0.24*

  

Sig. (2-tailed)

0.04

0.04

< 0.01

 

0.03

0.01

  

N (Int/IRS)

116

116

120

120

116

115

 

FSH-R (Int)

Correlation Coefficient

-0.09

-0.01

0.23*

0.21*

1.00

0.87**

  

Sig. (2-tailed)

  

0.01

0.03

 

0.01

 

FSH-R (IRS)

Correlation Coefficient

0.002

0.09

0.23*

0.24*

0.87**

1.00

  

Sig. (2-tailed)

  

0.01

0.01

< 0.01

 
  

N (Int/IRS)

113

113

115

115

117

117

  1. We found a significant correlation between hCG and LH-receptor expression whereas hCG expression and FSH-receptor expression do not correlate with each other. (IRS = immunoreactive score, Int = staining intensity)
  2. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  3. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
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