Table 1 Association between different patient or tumor variables and nodal metastasis
From: Elevated C-reactive protein values predict nodal metastasis in patients with penile cancer
Variable | LN negative | LN positive | p-value | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean [years] (IQR)1 | 62.5 (56.0-71.5) | 63.8 (61.3-68.4) | 0.9 | Mann–Whitney |
BMI, mean [kg/m2] (IQR)1 | 27.5 (24.1-30.3) | 26.7 (26.1-28.4) | 0.9 | Mann–Whitney |
Residential area | 0.5 | Fisher’s exact | ||
Urban | 12 (35%) | 4 (25%) | ||
Rural | 22 (65%) | 12 (75%) | ||
Stage | 0.01 | Chi2 | ||
pT1 | 15 (43%) | 4 (25%) | ||
pT2 | 15 (43%) | 5 (31%) | ||
pT3 | 3 (9%) | 5 (31%) | ||
pT4 | 2 (6%) | 2 (13%) | ||
Pulmonal/visceral metastasis1 | 0.01 | Fisher’s exact | ||
M0 | 33 (100%) | 12 (75%) | ||
M1 | 0 | 4 (25%) | ||
Grade | 0.10 | Chi2 | ||
G1 | 6 (18%) | 1 (6%) | ||
G2 | 21 (62%) | 8 (50%) | ||
G3/4 | 7 (21%) | 7 (44%) | ||
CRP value, mean [mg/l], (IQR)1 | 12.4 (3.0-8.0) | 24.7 (4.0-46.3) | 0.04 | Mann–Whitney |