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Table 1.

The correlation of HMGA2 and VM with the clinicopathological parameter of gastric carcinoma.

Variant		Tissue samples		χ²	P Value	Tissue samples		χ²	P Value
Variant		HMGA2	Non-HMGA2	χ²	P Value	VM	Non-VM	χ²	P Value
Age(years)	<60	34	71	3.173	0.078	24	81	3.05	0.105
Age(years)	≥60	54	69	3.173	0.078	41	82	3.05	0.105
Sex	Male	22	52	3.634	0.061	47	107	0.941	0.352
Sex	Female	66	88	3.634	0.061	18	56	0.941	0.352
Tumor size(cm)	<3	31	65	2.781	0.101	26	70	0.165	0.767
Tumor size(cm)	≥3	57	75	2.781	0.101	39	93	0.165	0.767
Histological differentiation	I/II	32	85	12.825	**	26	91	4.66	0.040*
Histological differentiation	III/IV	56	55	12.825	**	39	72	4.66	0.040*
Stage	I/II	26	73	11.231	0.001*	15	84	15.317	**
Stage	III/IV	62	67	11.231	0.001*	50	79	15.317	**
Metastasis and recurrence	Present	63	42	37.623	**	44	61	17.137	**
Metastasis and recurrence	Absent	25	98	37.623	**	21	102	17.137	**

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.001.