Table 4 Spearman correlation analysis between serum survivin levels and clinicopathological factors
From: Survivin expression and serum levels in pancreatic cancer
Variable | Serum survivin level | Survivin expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spearman correlation | P-value | Spearman correlation | P-value | |
Age | –0.09 | NS | −0.076 | NS |
Gender | –0.12 | NS | −0.17 | NS |
Location | 0.07 | NS | −0.08 | NS |
Stage (TNM) | 0.783 | <0.0001 | 0.854 | <0.001 |
Lymphatic invasion | 0.656 | <0.01 | 0.527 | <0.01 |
Perineural invasion | 0.430 | <0.001 | 0.380 | <0.01 |
Venous invasion | 0.586 | <0.0001 | 0.783 | <0.01 |
Cell differentiation | 0.52 | <0.0001 | 0.14 | NS |
Recurrence | 0.12 | NS | 0.07 | NS |