Table 1.

Correlation between BNIP3 and clinicopatholgic factors.

Characters	Number	Percentage	BNIP3		P*
			Low	High
Age					0.252
<50	37	78.72%	27	10
≥50	10	21.28%	5	5
Sex					0.851
Male	21	44.68%	14	7
Female	26	55.32%	18	8
Histologic type					0.877
Spindle	32	68.09%	22	10
nonspindle	15	31.91%	10	5
Largest tumor diameter(mm)					0.355
<15	20	42.55%	12	8
≥15	27	57.45%	20	7
Pigment					0.018
<1/3	13	27.66%	11	2
<1/3–2/3	31	65.96%	21	10
>2/3	3	6.38%	0	3
Scleral invasion					0.013
Superfacial	34	72.34%	27	7
Medial + Deep	13	27.66%	5	8
Ciliary body involvement					0.188
No	40	85.11%	29	11
Yes	7	14.89%	3	4
Lymphatic infiltration					0.836
No	40	85.11%	27	13
Yes	7	14.89%	5	2

^*Means calculated by Fisher test.

BNIP3 is the abbreviation for BCL2 19 kD protein-interacting protein 3.