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. 2018 Nov 16;30(2):177–183. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17512

Table 5.

Comparison of the TLR-4 protein expression in the cholangiocarcinoma tissues of the SIBO-positive versus SIBO-negative patients

TLR-4 Total Positive Rate χ2 p

+(Cases) −(Cases)
Cholangiocarcinoma who have the SIBO-positive group 11 3 14 78.6% 5.129 <0.05
Cholangiocarcinoma who have the SIBO-negative group 6 10 16 37.5%

SIBO: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; TLR-4: toll-like receptor 4