Influence of survivin and caspase-3 on cell apoptosis and prognosis in gastric carcinoma

Table 1 Correlation between histological grades and survivin expression

Positive	Poorly	Moderately	Well	Sum	Mean
degree	differentiated	differentiated	differentiated		ranks
+	1	13	4	18	9.5
++	8	11	1	20	28.5
+++	10	5	1	16	46.5
++++	4	3	0	7	58
n	23	32	6	61

Hc = 12.8, P < 0.005 between poorly, moderately and well differ-entiated gastric carcinomas.

Table 2 Correlation between pathological stages and expres-sion of survivin

Positive degree	Stage I	Stage II	Stage III	Sum	Mean ranks
+	8	6	4	18	9.5
++	3	15	2	20	28.5
+++	1	3	12	16	46.5
++++	1	2	4	7	58
n	13	26	22	61

Hc = 15.1, P < 0.005 between stages I, II and III.

Table 3 Correlation between histological grades and expres-sion of caspase-3

Positive	Poorly	Moderately	Well	Sum	Mean
degree	differentiated	differentiated	differentiated		ranks
+	6	2	0	8	3.5
++	10	14	1	25	17.5
+++	8	19	2	29	42.5
++++	1	1	4	6	63
n	25	36	7	68

Hc = 11.7, P < 0.005 between poorly, moderately and well differ-entiated gastric carcinomas.

Table 4 Correlation between pathological stages and expres-sion of caspase-3

Positive degree	Stage I	Stage II	Stage III	Sum	Mean ranks
+	1	5	2	8	4.5
++	7	7	11	25	21
+++	5	14	10	29	48
++++	3	2	1	6	65.5
n	16	28	24	68

Hc = 0.54, P > 0.75 between stages I, II and III.