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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2073-2079
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2073
Table 2 Relationship of galectin-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor expression to clinicopathological variables in gastric cancer tissues
VariableGalectin-1
P valueVEGF
P value
(+)(-)(+)(-)
Age (yr)0.2000.784
≤ 6058395448
> 6080376250
Gender0.3080.583
Male87426248
Female51345450
Tumor size0.026< 0.001
< 3 cm43364873
≥ 3 cm95406825
Tumor location0.0040.287
Upper third1833521
Middle third60504438
Lower third60233739
Differentiation0.1120.998
Well12143025
Moderate53272622
Poor73356051
TNM stage< 0.001< 0.001
T13372565
T2-T4135399133
Lymph node status< 0.0010.002
Positive30466635
Negative108305063