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. 2003 Apr 1;88(7):1101–1104. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600869

Table 2. Descriptive statistics for MIC-1 expression (mRNA levels) in noncancerous and cancerous prostatic tissues.

  Meana Standard errora Mediana Rangea P-valueb
MIC, noncancer (N=66) 71 27 6.7 0.03–116  
MIC, cancer (N=66) 264 106 32 0.21–5581 <0.001
% Increasec 273% 375%    
a

These values are corrected for actin expression and are unitless ratios.

b

Calculated by the Wilcoxon's signed rank test.

c

Compared to cancer and assuming that the value in noncancerous tissue is 100%.