Table 3.

Relationship between the VEGF mRNA expression and clinicopathologic features in ovarian carcinoma

VEGF (+)VEGF expression
Characteristicsn (%)Px ± sP
Age, years
    ≥ 5124/24 (100)1.0000.82 ± 0.250.121
    < 5127/27 (100)0.71 ± 0.27
Histological type
    Serous carcinoma39/39 (100)1.0000.77 ± 0.250.446
    Others12/12 (100)0.86 ± 0.32
Differentiation
    Moderately/Well differentiated11/11 (100)1.0000.77 ± 0.340.762
    Poor differentiated40/40 (100)0.80 ± 0.24
Clinical stage
    I-II18/18 (100)1.0000.60 ± 0.210.000
    III-IV33/33 (100)0.94 ± 0.22
Lymph node metastasis
    No32/32 (100)1.0000.74 ± 0.270.031
    Yes19/19 (100)1.00 ± 0.15