Table 2 Relationships between TGF-β concentration in blood serum and the T_reg percentage in peripheral blood and the tissue of ovarian tumors

Relationships between TGF-beta and T_reg percentage in peripheral blood

r_s = 0.03

r_s = −0.18

r_s = −0.29

r_s = 0.32

p = 0.87

p = 0.37

p = 0.4

p = 0.13

Relationships between TGF-beta and T_reg percentage in the tissue of ovarian tumors

r_s = 0.09

r_s = −0.09

r_s = −0.07

r_s = 0.05

p = 0.69

p = 0.64

p = 0.83

p = 0.8