Table 2 Correlation of the ratio of tumor (T) to normal (N) (T/N) EMSA H3 values for each patient with clinical features: test statistics (a) by presence of disease in lymph nodes (N-Stage) and (b) by presence of metastasis in distant organs (distant metastasis)
(a) Grouping Variable: presence of disease in lymph nodes (N Stage) dichotomized | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Ratio T/N | Ratio T/N | Ratio T/N |
| Â | cytoplasm | nucleus | total |
Mann-Whitney U | 322.000 | 313.000 | 310.500 |
Wilcoxon W | 1025.000 | 1016.000 | 1013.500 |
Z | -2.220 | -2.345 | -2.380 |
Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) | 0.026 | 0.019 | 0.017 |
(b) Grouping Variable: presence of metastasis in distant organs (distant metastasis) | |||
| Â | Cytoplasm tumor | Nucleus tumor | Total tumor |
Mann-Whitney U | 342.500 | 309.500 | 321.000 |
Wilcoxon W | 1245.500 | 1212.500 | 1224.000 |
Z | -1.689 | -2.156 | -1.993 |
Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) | 0.091 | 0.031 | 0.046 |