Table 2.
Distribution of LN size, division, and HU.
| Pathology or cytology | χ 2/t/Z | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metastasis-positive LNs (n = 114) | Metastasis-negative LNs (n = 143) | |||
| LN division (%) | 29.814 a | <0.001 | ||
| Level VI | 67 (58.8%) | 36 (25.2%) | ||
| Level non-VI | 47 (41.2%) | 107 (74.8%) | ||
| LN size | 5.20 (4.30, 7.00) | 5.20 (4.45, 6.60) | 0.031c | 0.975 |
| PNHU | 48.12 (41.00, 53.94) | 44.00 (39.35, 48.00) | 3.530c | <0.001 |
| ENHU | 113.39 ± 24.13 | 77.65 ± 15.93 | 13.624b | <0.001 |
| EMHU | 63.97 ± 6.14 | 64.37 ± 4.81 | 0.582b | 0.561 |
| EN-PNHU | 65.84 ± 21.72 | 34.07 ± 13.63 | 13.625b | <0.001 |
| EN/PNHU | 2.36 (1.98, 2.75) | 1.76 (1.54, 2.02) | 9.133c | <0.001 |
| EN-EMHU | 49.42 ± 24.59 | 13.27 ± 15.41 | 8.826b | <0.001 |
| EN/EMHU | 1.79 ± 0.40 | 1.21 ± 0.24 | 12.160b | <0.001 |
a χ2 test. bt test, and cWilcoxon test.