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Table 2 Correlations among the expression levels of EPO, EPOR, Ki67 and HIF-1α in human HCC tissue

From: Erythropoietin promoted the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma through hypoxia induced translocation of its specific receptor

 

EPO

EPOR

Ki67

HIF-1α

HIF-1α

 r

0.606

0.602

0.586

–

 p

0.001

< 0.001

0.001

–

Ki67

 r

0.574

0.533

–

–

 p

0.001

0.003

–

–

EPOR

 r

0.592

–

–

–

 p

0.001

–

–

–

EPO

 r

–

–

–

–

 p

–

–

–

–

  1. Spearman’s rank correlation test was applied
  2. Italic values indicate significance of p value (p < 0.01)
  3. r Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient