Table 3

Correlation matrix (and significance) between molecular markers and pathological parameters in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

	T	N	p53	p21	p16	PCNA
PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen.
N
R value	0.427		−0.056	−0.231	−0.301	0.256
p Value	<0.0001		NS	0.015	0.008	0.022
p53
R value	−0.083	−0.056		−0.141	−0.101	0.153
p Value	NS	NS		NS	NS	NS
p21
R value	0.151	−0.231	−0.141		−0.090	−0.243
p Value	NS	0.015	NS		NS	NS
p16
R value	−0.082	−0.301	−0.101	−0.090		−0.031
p Value	NS	0. 008	NS	NS		NS
PCNA
R value	0.216	0.256	0.153	0.243	0.031
p Value	NS	0.022	NS	0.019	NS