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 |
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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 |