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Table 4 Spearman’s Correlation Matrix of selected variables

From: Clinical validation on role of cancer diagnostic probe in detecting the involved cavity margins missed in permanent pathology of tumor side in breast cancer surgery

Variables

Permanent Cavity side

Permanent Tumor side

Age

Size

Ki-67

LVI

Permanent Cavity side

Correlation

1.000

.067

.123

.049

.065

.019

Sig. (1-tailed)

-

.210

.068

.293

.232

.422

Permanent Tumor side

Correlation

.067

1.000

-.066

.171*

.238**

-.139

Sig. (1-tailed)

.210

-

.213

.027

.003

.073

Age

Correlation

.123

-.066

1.000

-.102

-.135

.278**

Sig. (1-tailed)

.068

.213

-

.127

.064

.002

Size

Correlation

.049

.171*

-.102

1.000

-.030

.262**

Sig. (1-tailed)

.293

.027

.127

-

.376

.003

  1. *Correlation is significant at 0.05 level
  2. **Correlation is significant at 0.01 level