Table 2. Correlation between AQP3, CD44 expression and clinicopathological features in GC.

Clinicopathological features	n	AQP3			CD44
		+	–	P-value	+	–	P-value
Age				0.817			0.194
< 60	33	24	7		17	16
≥ 60	47	39	10		31	16
Sex				0.305			0.261
Male	58	44	14		37	21
Female	22	19	3		11	11
Lauren classification				0.034			0.002
Intestinal	48	34	14		22	26
Diffuse and mixed	32	29	3		26	6
Tumor size				0.389			0.242
≥ 3	54	44	10		30	24
< 3	26	19	7		18	8
Tumor location				0.604			0.818
Upper third	28	21	7		17	11
Middle third	20	15	5		13	7
lower third	32	27	5		18	14
Depth of tumor invasion				0.879			0.923
Localized in subserosa	27	21	6		16	11
Beyond subserosa	53	42	11		32	21
Lymph node metastasis				0.006			0.049
N0	25	15	10		11	14
N1- N3	55	48	7		37	18
pTNM stage				0.584			0.404
I/II	33	25	8		18	15
III/IV	47	38	9		30	17
Lymphovascular invasion				0.024			0.044
Absence	52	37	15		27	25
Presence	28	26	2		21	7