Clinical significance of vascular endothelial growth factor expression and neovascularization in colorectal carcinoma

Table 1 Relationship between clinicopathologic factors and VEGF expression (n = 97)

Variables	n (%)	VEGF expression
		+ n(%)	- n(%)	P value
Age
< 45 years	36	26(72.2)	10(27.8)
> 45 years	61	42(68.8)	19(31.2)
Sex
Male	58	41(74.1)	17(25.9)
Female	39	27(68.9)	12(31.1)
Different differentiation
Well	28	15(51.1)	13(48.9)
Moderate	36	26(72.2)	10(27.8)
Poor	33	27(81.8)	6(18.2)	0.014
Stage
I	9	7(77.8)	2(22.2)
II	38	27(71.1)	11(28.9)
III	32	23(72.2)	9(27.8)
IV	18	11(61.5)	7(38.5)

P < 0.05 vs Well differentiated group.