TABLE 4.
Results of the permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) of the clinicopathological variables.
| PERMANOVA |
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| Variable | Phylum P-value | Genus P-value |
| Gender | 0.53 | 0.39 |
| DM | 0.20 | 0.50 |
| Hypertension | 0.55 | 0.38 |
| COPD | 0.90 | 0.77 |
| Dyslipidemia | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 0.96 | 0.68 |
| Histology | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Grade | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Stage of tumor | 0.09 | 0.68 |
| pT | 0.52 | 0.24 |
| Lymph node affectation | 0.58 | 0.34 |
| Metastasis | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 0.85 | 0.98 |
Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.