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Table 3 Correlation analysis between tumor and metastatic LNs

From: Risk factors for level V metastasis in patients with N1b papillary thyroid cancer

Independent variable

Dependent variable

Coefficient of correlation (rho)

P value

Tumor size (pathology)

LN size (pathology)

0.136

0.191

Total number of metastatic LNs

0.297

0.004

Number of metastatic LNs, level II

0.232

0.025

Number of metastatic LNs, level III

0.067

0.524

Number of metastatic LNs, level IV

0.164

0.114

Number of metastatic LNs, level V

0.175

0.092

Number of metastatic LNs, level VI

0.238

0.021

Number of metastatic LNs, level II

Number of metastatic LNs, level V

0.331

0.001

Number of metastatic LNs, level VI

Number of metastatic LNs, level V

0.198

0.055

Total number of metastatic LNs

Number of metastatic LNs, level V

0.325

0.001

  1. LN lymph node