Table 3 Correlations between solid type of histology and clinical stage. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was adopted for analyzing correlation between histology and clinical stage
Variable1 | Variable2 | Correlation coefficient | p value | Significance level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical stage (I,II/ III,IV) | Histology (C-T/Solid) | 0.354 | 0.010* | 1% |
T classification (T1,2/T3,4) | Histology (C-T/Solid) | 0.376 | 0.006** | 1% |
N classification (N0/N1,2) | Histology (C-T/Solid) | 0.421 | 0.002** | 1% |
M classification (M0/M1) | Histology (C-T/Solid) | 0.281 | 0.044* | 5% |