Table 1. Correlations of AQP3 expression or CD44 expression in GC tissues and corresponding non-cancerous mucosa tissues.

Proteins	Gastric cancer tissues	Gastric non-cancerous mucosa tissues	χ2	P-value
AQP3			50.6333	< 0.001
Positive	63	18
Negative	17	62
CD44			58.284	< 0.001
Positive	48	3
Negative	32	77