Table 3.
Correlation between cellular component and fibrosis in 2 groups
| Variable (n/%) | Group A (HC +) n= 22 | Group B (HC -) n= 67 | p value | |
| With fibrosis | ||||
| n=8 | n=25 | |||
| Cellular Pleomorphism | + | 6/75.0 | 8/32.0 | 0.031* |
| - | 2/25.0 | 17/68.0 | ||
| Hypercellularity | + | 6/75.0 | 17/68.0 | 0.704 |
| - | 2/25.0 | 8/32.0 | ||
| Syncytial infiltrate | + | 0/0.0 | 5/20.0 | 0.081 |
| - | 8/100.0 | 20/80.0 | ||
| Absence of fibrosis | ||||
| n=14 | n=42 | |||
| Cellular Pleomorphism | + | 8/57.1 | 18/42.9 | 0.354 |
| - | 6/42.9 | 24/57.1 | ||
| Hypercellularity | + | 9/64.3 | 30/71.4 | 0.618 |
| - | 5/35.7 | 12/28.6 | ||
| Scyncytial infiltrate | + | 6/42.9 | 12/28.6 | 0.329 |
| - | 8/57.1 | 30/71.4 | ||
Legend: + present, - absent ; * p value <0.05 was considered significant