Supplement Table 2.
The relationship between DACT1 expression in the myocardium and the cardiac rhythm of patients with valvular heart disease.
| Cytoplasmic DACT1 expressiona | P | Nuclear DACT1 expressionb | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weak | Strong | Very strong | Negative | Positive | |||
| SR | 0(0.0%) | 3(10.3%) | 7(24.1%) | 0.037* | 2(6.9%) | 8(27.6%) | 0.419 |
| AF | 6(20.7%) | 2(6.9%) | 11(37.9%) | 6(20.0%) | 13(44.8%) | ||
a
As long as the sample contained cells with DACT1 cytoplasmic staining, the staining was regarded as weak if mean density was <0.025, strong if it was between ≥0.025 and <0.04, and very strong if it was ≥0.04;
b
As long as the sample contained cells with DACT1 nuclear staining, the staining was regarded as positive if the positive cell count was >5% and negative if the mean density was <5%. Chi-square analysis was used to examine the relationships among categorical variables.
*
P<0.05.
AF=atrial fibrillation; DACT1=dishevelled binding antagonist of beta catenin 1; SR=sinus rhythm