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Table 4 Correlation coefficients for all cell types (Pearsons' analysis).

From: Local and distant recurrences in rectal cancer patients are predicted by the nonspecific immune response; specific immune response has only a systemic effect - a histopathological and immunohistochemical study

eo p (p)

NF i (i)

NF p (p)

MC i (i)

MC p (p)

MΦ i (i)

NK i (i)

NK p (p)

CD3 i

CD3 p

CD4 i

CD4 p

CD8 i

CD8 p

 

0.26*

0.37*

0.27*

      

0.17

0.17

   

Eo i (i)

    

0.21

0.24*

  

0.23*

 

0.18

   

Eo p (p)

  

0.63*

    

0.19

 

0.16

    

NF i

     

0.19

        

NF p (p)

    

0.29*

0.17

 

0.27*

0.19

   

0.25*

0.22*

MC i (i)

     

0.16

  

0.19

 

0.22*

0.24*

  

MC p

       

0.25*

0.30*

 

0.19

0.22

  

MΦ i

       

0.20

      

NK i

        

0.17

     

NK p

         

0.38*

0.36*

0.30*

0.16

 

CD3 i

          

0.23*

0.26*

  

CD3 p

           

0.65*

  

CD4 i

              

CD4 p

             

0.76*

CD8 i

  1. Only the significant correlations are shown. The marked correlation coefficients (*) are significant with p values < 0.001, other correlations are significant at a level of p < 0.05. (n = 160). Eo:eosinophilic granuloytes, NF:neutrophilic granulocutes, MC:mast cells, MΦ:macrophages, p: peritumoral, i: intratumoral
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