Table 3 Detection rate of luminescence-SLNs, staining-SLNs, and pathological positive rates in the 2 groups (%, n/N)

Luminescence-SLNs

84.21 (112/133)

87.60 (106/121)

0.475

0.491

Staining-SLNs

72.93 (97/133)

72.73 (88/121)

0.001

0.975

 χ² value

3.778

6.953

 P value

0.052

0.008

Pathological positive luminescence-SLNs

94.44 (17/18)

100 (15/15)

–

1.000^b

Pathological positive staining-SLNs

88.89 (16/18)

86.67 (13/15)

0.038^a

0.846^a

 χ² value

0.364^a

–

 P value

0.547^a

0.483^b