Table 2.
Association between survivin expression and laboratory data in ALL patients
| Clinical data | Number | Survivin | χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| + ve (%) | −ve (%) | P-value | ||
| Cytogenetic analysis | ||||
| Normal Karyotype | 16 | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | Fisher exact test = NS |
| Hyperdiploid | 8 | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | |
| Hypodiploid | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
| t(9;22) | 3 | 3 (100) | 0 (0%) | |
| Not done | 4 | – | – | |
| TLC | ||||
| ≤50 (×103/μl) | 19 | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) | 6.31 |
| ≥50 (×103/μl) | 11 | 10 (91) | 1 (9) | 0.012* |
| Hb | ||||
| ≤10 (mg/dl) | 4 | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 0.353 |
| ≥10 (mg/dl) | 26 | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | NS |
| Platelets | ||||
| ≤50 (×103/μl) | 21 | 15 (71.4) | 6 (28.6) | 0.975 |
| ≥50 (×103/μl) | 9 | 4 (44.5) | 5 (55.5) | NS |
NS not significant
* Highly significant