Table 1. Expression of CD34, HIF-1α, VEGF and GRP78 in human gastric specimens.

	n	CD34		VEGF			Hif-1α			GRP78
		Mean±S.E.M.	P	−	+	P	−	+	P	−	+	P
Normal	30	18.18±4.344		25	5		29	1		22	8
Para-tumour	17	23.35±9.861	<0.05a	4	13	0.73a	15	2	0.18a	10	7	0.31a
Tumour	42	34.94±11.64	<0.05b	10	32	<0.01b	5	37	<0.01b	11	31	<0.01b
			<0.05c,b			<0.0.092c			<0.01c			0.034c

‘−’, Negative; ‘+’, postive

^aPara-tumour versus normal

^bTumour versus normal

^cPara-tumour versus tumour