Table 3.
Assessment of LV density, surface area, and roundness.
| Normal mucosa (n = 6) |
Positive LN OSCC (n = 30) |
Negative LN OSCC (n = 30) |
p value | Between normal and positive LN OSCC | Between normal and negative LN OSCC | Between positive and negative LN OSCC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | 95% CI | SE | 95% CI | SE | 95% CI | SE | ||
| (I) LVD | 5.5 | 0.58 | 6.88 | 0.95 | 8.33 | 0.76 | 0.0001 | −2.20 to −0.56 | 0.4 | −3.5 to −2.16 | 0.33 | −1.89 to −1.01 |
0.22 |
| (II) LV area (μm2) | 242723 | 81526 | 337929 | 97914 | 289621 | 59013 | 0.045 | −182164.66 to −8247.34 | 42789.49 | −104002.39 to 10206.39 | 28099.19 | 6527.4 to 90088.6 | 20872.38 |
| (III) LV roundness | 2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.026 | −0.24 to 0.64 | 0.22 | −0.623 to 0.423 | 0.26 | −0.59 to −0.02 | 0.14 |