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. 2020 Jul 26;26:510–516.

Table 3. Relationships between the clinical characteristics of pterygium and the expressions of STAT3, HIF-1α, and VEGF.

Group The length of invading the limbus
The depth of invading the cornea
Grade I (16cases) Grade II (34cases) P <100um (27cases) ≥100um (23cases) P
STAT3
3.27±1.46
8.74±4.43
<0.001
3.97±1.81
10.53±4.18
<0.001
HIF-1α
3.44±1.58
8.86±6.65
<0.001
5.23±4.74
9.36±6.81
0.015
VEGF 4.17±1.60 8.42±5.27 0.003 5.97±3.52 8.34±5.87 0.084