Table 3 Correlation among the no. 6a, 6b, and 6c groups and other groups
Lymph node station | No. 6a (+) | No. 6b (+) | No. 6c (+) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R value* (95% CI) | p value | R value* (95% CI) | p value | R value* (95% CI) | p value | |
No. 1 (+) | − 0.01 (− 0.19 to 0.17) | 0.897 | − 0.01 (− 0.19 to 0.17) | 0.897 | 0.02 (− 0.2 to 0.20) | 0.827 |
No. 3 (+) | 0.21 (0.03–0.38) | 0.020 | 0.14 (− 0.04 to 0.31) | 0.114 | 0.30 (0.13–0.46) | < 0.001 |
No. 4d (+) | 0.14 (−0.04 to 0.31) | 0.120 | 0.14 (− 0.04 to 0.31) | 0.120 | 0.51 (0.36 to 0.63) | < 0.001 |
No. 4sb (+) | 0.17 (− 0.01 to 0.34) | 0.060 | 0.17 (−0.01 to 0.34) | 0.060 | 0.04 (− 0.13 to 0.22) | 0.617 |
No. 5 (+) | 0.20 (0.03–0.37) | 0.026 | 0.20 (0.03–0.37) | 0.026 | 0.29 (0.11–0.45) | < 0.001 |
No. 6a (+) | – | – | 0.20 (0.02–0.36) | 0.030 | 0.02 (− 0.16 to 0.20) | 0.804 |
No. 6b (+) | 0.20 (0.02–0.36) | 0.030 | – | – | 0.35 (0.18–0.49) | < 0.001 |
No. 6c (+) | 0.02 (− 0.16 to 0.20) | 0.804 | 0.35 (0.18–0.49) | < 0.001 | – | – |
No. 7 (+) | 0.10 (− 0.08 to 0.27) | 0.295 | 0.17 (−0.01 to 0.34) | 0.067 | 0.19 (0.01 to 0.35) | 0.038 |
No. 8a (+) | 0.32 (0.15–0.47) | < 0.001 | 0.14 (− 0.04 to 0.31) | 0.121 | 0.45 (0.30–0.58) | < 0.001 |
No. 9 (+) | 0.12 (− 0.05 to 0.30) | 0.177 | 0.12 (− 0.06 to 0.30) | 0.177 | 0.38 (0.21–0.52) | < 0.001 |
No. 11p (+) | 0.03 (− 0.14 to 0.21) | 0.707 | 0.11 (− 0.06 to 0.29) | 0.198 | 0.19 (0.02–0.36) | 0.033 |
No. 12a (+) | 0.03 (− 0.21 to 0.14) | 0.707 | 0.23 (0.05–0.39) | 0.012 | − 0.07 (− 0.24 to 0.11) | 0.459 |