Table 2.
Association of the expression of Notch-1 receptor, Ki-67 proliferation index and clinicopathological characters in 40 KD patients
| Variables | N | Notch-1 receptor | P-values | Ki-67 proliferation index | P-values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| - | + | ++ | < 3% | ≥ 3% | ||||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 0.688 | 19 | 18 | 0.103 |
| Female | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Age, years | ||||||||
| < 35 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0.480 | 10 | 9 | 0.775 |
| ≥ 35 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Multiplicity | ||||||||
| Single | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0.204 | 8 | 3 | 0.165 |
| Multiple | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Largest size (cm) | ||||||||
| < 3.5 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0.483 | 15 | 10 | 0.412 |
| ≥ 3.5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Peripheral eosinophilia (%) | ||||||||
| < 20% | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0.025* | 10 | 7 | 0.847 |
| 20-35% | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 35-50% | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Recurrence status | ||||||||
| Recurrence | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.014* | 1 | 10 | 0.001* |
| No recurrence | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 8 | ||