Table 2

Comparison between the severity of graft versus host reaction (GVDR) in the skin explant assay and the degree of apoptosis seen for each GVDR grade 0–IV

GVDR grade
0IIIIIIIV
No. of sections13815281
Mean % apoptosis01.12.74.512.3
Minimum000012.3
Maximum04.813.315.812.3
Standard deviation00.650.944.230
Standard error00.220.850.790