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Table 2 Protein expression in the epithelium (cells/mm2) of different studied markers in the uterine cervix from HPV+/HIV-negative infection

From: Cell-cycle and suppressor proteins expression in uterine cervix in HIV/HPV co-infection: comparative study by tissue micro-array (TMA)

Marker

VEGF

P27

Rb

Elf-1

Chronic cervicitis

    

Mean (SD)

36.73 (52.37)

0.19 (0.73)

12.5 (17.6)

76.26 (59.27)

Median (IQR)

0 (0 – 51.5)

0 (0–0)

0 (0 – 20)

65 (39 – 95)

(n)

n = 33

n = 32

n = 27

n = 27

CIN I

    

Mean (SD)

102.5 (73.8)

8.25 (20.5)

17.9 (31.6)

63.8 (70.4)

Median (IQR)

74 (17.5 – 105.75)

0 (0 – 0)

0 (0 – 25.50)

20 (4 – 78)

 

**

   

(n)

n = 32

n = 31

n = 29

n = 27

CIN II/III

    

Mean (SD)

127.7 (85.9)

9.26 (23.1)

4.8 (16.4)

115.7 (88.3)

Median (IQR)

77 (47 – 136)

0 (0 – 2.75)

0 (0 – 0)

99 (40 – 203)

 

**

 

**

 

(n)

n = 41

n = 32

= 41

n = 35

Tumor

    

Mean (SD)

163.1 (187.36)

3.0 (3.0)

3.9 (12.3)

112 (87.6)

Median (IQR)

96 (43 – 248.5)

3 (0 – 6)

0 (0–.0)

101 (35. 5–166)

 

**

   

(n)

n = 9

n = 9

n = 10

n = 9

p-value*

< 0.001

0.047

0.003

0.005

  1. Kruskal Wallis test – The mean difference is significant at p < 0.05. ** Dunn's test (α 0.05). IQR: Interquartile Range