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. 2018 Jul 29;2018:9432375. doi: 10.1155/2018/9432375

Table 5.

The correlation between the Sdc1 expression in the tumor epithelium and the stroma of the metastases of the ductal breast carcinoma and some clinical and histological features of the primary tumors, analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient.

Spearman correlation Syndecan-1 expression in the epithelium of metastases (N = 30) Syndecan-1 expression in the stroma of metastases (N = 30)
Age (years) Coefficient rho −0.373 0.014
P 0.043 0.940

Tumor size (cm) Coefficient rho −0.223 0.061
P 0.237 0.750

Focus numbers (1–3) Coefficient rho 0.07 0.417
P 0.714 0.022

Histological grade Coefficient rho 0.138 0.164
P 0.466 0.385

T status Coefficient rho −0.299 0.229
P 0.109 0.223

N status Coefficient rho 0.11 0.179
P 0.562 0.343

Percentage of positive lymph nodes Coefficient rho 0.08 0.267
P 0.676 0.153

ER Coefficient rho −0.381 −0.302
P 0.038 0.105

PR Coefficient rho −0.461 −0.393
P 0.01 0.032

HER2/neu Coefficient rho 0.138 0.287
P 0.468 0.124