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Table 4 Correlation of TRAIL-R1 expression with clinico-pathological parameters

From: Cytoplasmic TRAIL-R1 is a positive prognostic marker in PDAC

Staining parameter

Tumor stage

Lymph nodes

Metastasis

Grading

Lymph vessels

Venous invasion

Perineural invasion

Intensity cytoplasm

τ = −0.018 p = 0.880

τ = 0.045 p = 0.703

τ = −0.096 p = 0.413

τ = −0.099 p = 0.382

τ = 0.127 p = 0.277

τ = 0.096 p = 0.404

τ = −0.033 p = 0.779

Number pos. cytoplasm

τ = − 0.115 p = 0.327

τ = − 0.080 p = 0.496

τ = 0.070 p = 0.548

τ = − 0.228 p = 0.043

τ = − 0.018 p = 0.877

τ = 0.044 p = 0.705

τ = 0.104 p = 0.375

Sum score cytoplasm

τ = 0.012 p = 0.918

τ = −0.006 p = 0.960

τ = −0.062 p = 0.598

τ = − 0.105 p = 0.351

τ = 0.071 p = 0.542

τ = 0.096 p = 0.407

τ = − 0.015 p = 0.896

Intensity nuclei

τ = − 0.210 p = 0.073

τ = − 0.006 p = 0.960

τ = 0.129 p = 0.272

τ = − 0.079 p = 0.482

τ = − 0.064 p = 0.584

τ = 0.096 p = 0.407

τ = 0.154 p = 0.188

Number pos. nuclei

τ = − 0.100 p = 0.392

τ = 0.172 p = 0.142

τ = 0.021 p = 0.858

τ = −0.057 p = 0.611

τ = − 0.005 p = 0.963

τ = 0.100 p = 0.385

τ = 0.148 p = 0.205

Sum score nuclei

τ = −0.028 p = 0.831

τ = − 0.010 p = 0.929

τ = 0.142 p = 0.224

τ = 0.079 p = 0.483

τ = 0.125 p = 0.285

τ = 0.134 p = 0.245

τ = 0.147 p = 0.210

  1. Abbreviations: τ Kendall’s τ, p p value
  2. Shown are correlation coefficients Kendall’s τ as well as the significance of the correlation