Table 4 Correlation between the LAT1 and other variables by Spearman’s rank test.

From: Expression of L-type amino acid transporter 1 is a poor prognostic factor for Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Variables

Spearman γ

P-value

Ki-67 index

0.767

 < 0.001*

Lymphoma grade

0.656

 < 0.001*

Survival

− 0.324

 < 0.001*

Serum LDH

0.283

0.001*

Cell type (B or T and NK cell)

0.155

0.069

Gender

− 0.125

0.146

Age

0.103

0.231

Cancer stage

− 0.034

0.691

HGB level

0.116

0.177

IPI score (among the cases another than FL n = 69)

0.071

0.563

FLIPI2 score (among FL cases n = 69)

− 0.037

0.761

BMI

− 0.019

0.825

Extranodal involvement

− 0.081

0.344

Cytogenetic abnormality

− 0.106

0.240

  1. BMI, bone marrow involvement; HGB, hemoglobin; Serum LDH, serum lactate dehydrogenase.
  2. *P-value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference.