Table 3 of Dong, Mol Vis 2020; 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