Statview j version 5

All quantitative data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Data were compared using a one‐way ANOVA, and P‐values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Analyses were performed using StatView J version 5.0 (SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC, USA).

Results are shown as mean ± SE, and the data between different groups were compared using the Student's t-test. The χ² and Fisher's exact tests were used to analyze the correlation between FGFR-2 expression and clinicopathological features. Cumulative survival rates were calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method, and the significance of differences in survival rate was analyzed by the log–rank test. The data between multiple groups were compared using one-way anova. P < 0.05 was considered significant in all analyses. Computations were carried out using the StatView J version 5.0 software package (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA).

Results are expressed as mean ± SEM for continuous variables and as percentages for categorical variables. Normal distribution of continuous variables was assessed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. On the basis of the normality of the variables, the parametric or the nonparametric test was chosen as appropriate. Comparisons between 2 groups were made using the unpaired Student t test or the Mann-Whitney U test. Multiple comparisons were made among ≥3 groups using 1-way analysis of variance or the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by the Bonferroni post-hoc test. The categorical variables were analyzed using the chi-square test. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to evaluate the predictor variables for plasma TSG-6 levels. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the linear relationship between plasma TSG-6 levels and other variables. Statistical analyses were performed using Statview-J version 5.0 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) and SPSS version 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois). A value of p < 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance.