Table 1. Correlation of CTGF expression with clinical status in osteosarcoma.

Characteristic	CTGF low (n=21)	CTGF high (n=29)	p-value
Age (year)
< 24	7	12	0.5629
> 25	14	17
Gender
Female	8	9	0.7635
Male	13	20
Stage
IA	4	2	0.0453*
IIA	9	7
IIB	8	13
IVB	0	7
Tumor status
T1	13	8	0.0152*
T2-T3	8	21
Distant metastasis
M0	21	22	0.0152*
M1	0	7

^*,p <0.05