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Table 3 Spearman’s rank coefficient analyses of Ki67 correlation with ACAT1, TC, FC and CE levels

From: Assessment of the diagnostic and prognostic relevance of ACAT1 and CE levels in plasma, peritoneal fluid and tumor tissue of epithelial ovarian cancer patients - a pilot study

Ki67 (mRNA)

Spearman r

p value

Significance

versus Stage (n = 26)

0.352

0.036

*

versus Tissue ACAT1 protein (n = 26)

0.755

< 0.0001

***

versus Tissue ACAT1 mRNA (n = 25)

0.703

< 0.0001

***

versus Peritoneal Fluid ACAT1 protein (n = 26)

0.542

0.001

**

versus Plasma ACAT1 protein (n = 26)

0.109

0.604

NS

versus Tissue CE (n = 19)

0.561

0.032

*

versus Peritoneal Fluid CE (n = 24)

0.559

0.021

*

versus Peritoneal Fluid TC (n = 24)

0.612

0.010

*

versus Peritoneal Fluid FC (n = 24)

0.568

0.019

*

versus Plasma CE (n = 26)

−0.294

0.251

NS

versus Plasma TC (n = 26)

0.093

0.723

NS

versus Plasma FC (n = 26)

0.191

0.461

NS

  1. ACAT1 acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase, CE cholesterol ester, TC total cholesterol, FC free cholesterol, n number of samples, NS Non significant; *: p < .05; **: p < .001; ***: p < .0001