Table 2.
Correlations between forkhead box P3 (FoxP3)+ and CD8+ or CD25+FoxP3− cell numbers in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and non-malignant nasopharyngeal (NP) tissues.
| CD8+ | CD25+FoxP3− | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | FoxP3+ | CC | −0·003 | −0·197 |
| P-value | 0·964 | < 0·001 | ||
| n* | 320a | 315b | ||
| NP tissues | FoxP3+ | CC | 0·163 | −0·395 |
| P-value | 0·029 | < 0·001 | ||
| n* | 180c | 155d | ||
| Total | FoxP3+ | CC | 0·030 | −0·294 |
| P-value | 0·504 | < 0·001 | ||
| n* | 500e | 470f | ||
*
Total fields (five fields for each case) evaluated from
a
64 or
b
63 NPC cases,
c
36 or
d
31 NP tissues and
e
100 or
f
94 all tissues. CC, correlation coefficient.