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Table 1.

Correlation Between p-STAT3 Expression and Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Patients With CRC.

Factors	Summation	p-STAT3 Expression		χ²	P
Factors	Summation	Positive (%)	Negative (%)	χ²	P
Age, years				0.78	.385
≥45	60	36	24
<45	5	4	1
Gender				0.157	.692
Male	28	18	10
Female	37	22	15
Tumor size (diamater, cm)				0.745	.45
≥5	33	22	11
<5	32	18	14
Tumor stage				6.796	.015^a
I/II	25	11	14
III/IV	40	29	11
Differentiation grade				1.414	.363
I	18	9	9
II	27	18	9
III	20	13	7
Metastasis				4.745	.040^aa
Negative	28	13	15
Positive	37	27	10

Abbreviations: CRC, colorectal cancer.

^aSignificantly different.