Table 3:
Correlation between iNOS immunostaining and NO metabolite levels detected in tissue samples collected using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.
Groups analyzed
iNOS immunostaining
×
NO metabolite levels
Nonneoplastic tumors (
𝑛
=
1
4
)
𝑟
=
0
.
1
5
9
5
,
𝑃
=
.
5
8
6
Benign neoplasia (
𝑛
=
2
0
)
𝑟
=
0
.
0
9
4
2
,
𝑃
=
.
6
9
3
Malignant neoplasia (
𝑛
=
1
6
)
𝑟
=
0
.
1
1
8
8
,
𝑃
=
.
6
6
1