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Table 1 Protein expression of fibulin-4 in human ovarian tissues

From: Fibulin-4 is associated with tumor progression and a poor prognosis in ovarian carcinomas

 

N

Fibulin-4 low (−/+)

Fibulin-4 high (++/+++)

X 2

P

 

n

%

n

%

  

Normal

40

37

92.5%

3

7.5%

65.455

<0.01

Benign

60

40

66.7%

20

33.3%

  

Pathology type

     

0.141

0.932

Serous cystadenoma

25

16

64%

9

36%

  

Mucinous cystadenoma

22

15

68.2%

7

31.8%

  

Endometrioid tumor

13

9

69.2%

4

30.8%

  

Carcinoma

160

45

28.1%

115

71.9%

  

Pathology type

     

0.736

0.692

Serous cystadenocarcinoma

58

16

27.6%

42

72.4%

  

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

56

14

25%

42

75%

  

Endometrioid carcinoma

46

15

32.6%

31

67.4%

  

Cell differentiation

     

32.987

<0.01

High and Medium

88

41

46.6%

47

53.4%

  

Low

72

4

5.6%

68

94.4%

  

Tumor stage

     

21.629

<0.01

Low stage

74

34

45.9%

40

54.1%

  

High stage

86

11

12.8%

75

87.2%

  

Nodal status

     

35.752

<0.01

Positive

83

8

9.6%

75

90.4%

  

Negative

77

41

53.2%

36

46.8%

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