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Table 5 Pearson correlation test between number of retrieved lymph nodes and number of metastatic nodes, N status, NR, LODDS

From: Prognostic role of nodal ratio, LODDS, pN in patients with pancreatic cancer with venous involvement

Correlation between of retrieved lymph nodes and number or metastatic nodes

 Sample size

303

 Correlation coefficient r

0.298

 Significance level

p < 0.0001

 95% coefficient interval for r

0.192 to 0.398

Correlation between of retrieved lymph nodes and N status

 Sample size

303

 Correlation coefficient r

0.1276

 Significance level

p = 0.026

 95% coefficient interval for r

0.015 to 0.237

Correlation between of retrieved lymph nodes and N ratio

 Sample size

303

 Correlation coefficient r

−0.193

 Significance level

p = 0.001

 95% coefficient interval for r

−0.299 to −0.082

Correlation between of retrieved lymph nodes and LODDS

 Sample size

303

 Correlation coefficient r

−0.082

 Significance level

p = 0.154

 95% coefficient interval for r

−0.193 to 0.031

  1. NR nodal ratio, LODDS log odds of positive lymph nodes