Stage

N

Gal-1 (ng/ml)

p-value‡

Mean ± SD

Median

(Range)

Stage I

8

89.87 ± 42.82

76.50

(32 - 165)

<0.001

Stage II

12

236.16 ± 77.05

273.50

(35 - 283)

Stage III

32

275.15 ± 64.40

273

(95 - 386)

Stage IV

18

615.61 ± 74.25

644

(476 - 763)