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. 2008 Oct;10(10):1154–1162. doi: 10.1593/neo.08646

Table 4.

P values.

Independent Variables Tumor-Related Death DSS DFS Metastases/Recurrence Count (n)




Fisher Exact/χ2 Test, P Log-Rank Test, P Log-Rank Test, P Fisher Exact/χ2 Test, P
Sex .779 .657 .724 .665 101
Localization (stomach vs small bowel) 1.000 .935 .395 .709 99
Tumor size (≥5 cm vs <5 cm) .005 .008 <.001 <.001 94
Mitotic rate (≥5/50 HPF vs <5/50 HPF) .005 .007 <.001 <.001 92
Fletcher (high vs non-high) <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 95
Primary tumor state (unifocal vs not local) <.001 <.001 <.001 101
CD34 (positive vs negative) 1.000 .670 .590 1.000 88
Aktin (positive vs negative) 1.000 .611 .236 .319 68
Desmin (positive vs negative) 1.000 .935 .601 1.000 48
p16 (positive vs negative, whole population)
Cutoff > 10% .980 .818 .897 .764 95
Cutoff > 20% .813 .596 .745 .926 95
Cutoff > 50% .226 .080 .207 .279 95
p16 (p16-positive high-risk GIST vs the rest)
Cutoff > 10% <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 95
Cutoff > 20% <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 95
Cutoff > 50% <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 95

P < .05 were considered significant (bold face emphases).