Table 2.
Correlation of NFAT2 nucleotranslocation to clinical presentations
| P value | Statistic methods | |
| Degree of NFAT2 nucleotranslocation1 | ||
| Onset age (yr, mean ± SD)1 | 0.9484 | t-test |
| Gender (M vs F) 1 | 0.651 | χ2 test |
| Disease duration (< 3 m vs > 3 m) 1 | 0.507 | χ2 test |
| Outcome (survived vs non-survived3)1 | 0.081 | Fisher’s exact test |
| Outcome (colectomy vs non-colectomy)1 | 0.164 | Fisher’s exact test |
| Degree of NFAT2 nucleotranslocation2 | ||
| Endoscopic grade (1-4)2 | 0.0281 | Kendall’s-rank correlation coefficient τ = 0.2145 |
| Histological grade (1-4)2 | 0 | Kendall’s-rank correlation coefficient τ = 0.4167 |
1
The degree of NFAT2 nucleo-translocation is divided into < 50% vs > 50% of LPMCs.
2
The degree of NFAT2 nucleo-translocation is categorized into 0%, < 10%, 10%-50%, 50%-90%, > 90% of LPMCs.
3
Non-survived: Died of complications of UC.