Table 3.

P values regarding different parameters in GIST

Independent Variables	TRD	DSS	DFS	Met/Rec	Count
Tests:	χ2/Fisher Exact	Log-Rank	Log-Rank	χ2/Fisher Exact	(n)
Sex	0.180	0.226	0.647	0.626	95
Localization (stomach vs. small bowel)	0.671	0.618	0.433	0.611	87
Tumour size (≥ 5 cm vs. <5 cm)	0.005	0.008	<0.001	<0.001	92
Tumour size (≥ 10 cm vs. <10 cm)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	92
Mitotic rate (≥ 5/50 HPF vs. <5/50 HPF)	0.001	0.001	<0.001	<0.001	90
Mitotic rate (≥ 10/50 HPF vs. <10/50 HPF)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	90
Histomorphology (spindle vs. not)	0.103	0.099	0.217	0.187	92
Fletcher (high vs. non-high)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	93
Joensuu (high vs. non-high)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	89
Miettinen (high vs. non-high)	0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	86
Hornick (high vs. non-high)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	90
Primary tumour state (unifocal vs. not)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	--	93
CD34 (pos vs. neg)	0.680	0.511	0.744	1.000	74
Aktin (pos vs. neg)	1.000	0.818	0.844	1.000	64
Desmin (pos vs. neg)	1.000	0.930	0.602	1.000	47
Cyclin H (pos vs. neg)	0.369	0.189	0.692	0.806	95
Fletcher (high vs. non-high)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	93
Cyclin H (pos vs. neg, only high-risk)	0.435	0.038	0.552	1.000	39
Cyclin H (pos high risk vs rest)	0.004	<0.001	0.001	0.011	95
Joensuu (high vs. non-high)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	89
Cyclin H (pos vs. neg, only high-risk)	0.281	0.009	0.330	0.730	40
Cyclin H (pos. high-risk vs. rest)	0.004	<0.001	<0.001	0.007	89
Miettinen (high vs. non-high)	0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	86
Cyclin H (pos vs. neg, only high-risk)	0.681	0.050	0.967	0.696	32
Cyclin H (pos. high-risk vs rest)	0.035	<0.001	0.012	0.053	86
Hornick (high vs. non-high)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	90
Cyclin H (pos vs. neg, only high-risk)	0.306	0.020	0.502	1.000	36
Cyclin H (pos. high-risk vs. rest)	0.003	<0.001	0.001	0.007	90