Table 2. Biological behaviours in relation to gene expressions of survivin variants and survivin protein expressions.

	n	Ki-67 proliferation index		Apoptotic index		Growth index
Wild-type survivin
Positive	72	57.4±22.0	P<0.0001	18.1±5.6	P<0.0001	3.47±1.68	P<0.0001
Negative	62	36.2±28.5		23.1±7.2		1.66±1.37
Survivin-2B
Positive	72	50.0±26.4	P=0.1776	19.8±6.9	P=0.3399	2.86±1.76	P=0.0583
Negative	62	43.4±28.2		21.0±6.5		2.28±1.64
Survivin-deltaEx3
Positive	101	53.4±25.5	P<0.0001	20.0±6.7	P=0.1872	3.01±1.76	P<0.0001
Negative	33	29.8±25.0		21.8±7.1		1.48±1.33
Nuclear survivin
Positive	88	52.4±26.5	P=0.0047	19.9±7.0	P=0.2662	3.02±1.88	P=0.0004
Negative	46	38.5±26.6		21.3±6.5		1.90±1.33
Cytoplasmic survivin
Positive	98	48.3±26.9	P=0.6075	20.1±6.7	P=0.4464	2.70±1.81	P=0.4805
Negative	36	45.6±28.7		21.1±7.2		2.45±1.74