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. 2012 Aug 3;7(8):e42412. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042412

Table 3. sjTREC levels (dCtTBP-sjTREC) in bloodstain samples detected immediately (fresh bloodstains) or after storing at a room temperature for 1.5 years (stored bloodstains).

Fresh bloodstains Stored bloodstains (1.5 years)
Case Actual age (year) dCt Calculated age (year) dCt Calculated age (year) dCt loss
1 0.1 −5.26 −4.68±9.42* −6.49 4.13±9.42* 1.23
2 0.83 −5.60 −2.24±9.42* −5.94 0.22±9.42* 0.34
3 2.7 −6.35 3.17±9.42* −6.63 5.18±9.42* 0.28
4 5 −7.00 7.79±9.42* −7.31 10.06±9.42* 0.32
5 5.2 −6.00 0.61±9.42* −6.68 5.49±9.42* 0.68
6 8 −7.37 10.47±9.42* −7.69 12.74±9.42* 0.32
7 8.3 −7.29 9.92±9.42* −8.73 20.21±9.42** 1.43
8 9 −8.78 20.60±9.42** −9.13 23.09±9.42** 0.35
9 10 −5.64 −1.98±9.42** −5.89 −0.16±9.42** 0.25
10 11 −7.02 7.93±9.42* −7.18 9.08±9.42* 0.16
11 11.3 −6.91 7.14±9.42* −8.43 18.06±9.42* 1.52
12 13 −8.38 17.70±9.42* −9.23 23.79±9.42** 0.85
13 14 −8.01 15.09±9.42* −9.19 23.54±9.42** 1.18
14 15 −7.86 14.01±9.42* −8.70 20.04±9.42* 0.84
15 20 −8.87 21.27±9.42* −9.91 28.71±9.42* 1.04
16 22 −9.34 24.59±9.42* −9.76 27.61±9.42* 0.42
17 22 −9.89 28.54±9.42* −10.29 31.46±9.42** 0.41
18 31 −9.89 28.54±9.42* −10.11 30.17±9.42* 0.23
19 31 −10.82 35.27±9.42* −11.67 41.35±9.42** 0.85
20 38 −10.49 32.90±9.42* −11.56 40.58±9.42* 1.07
21 40 −9.45 25.43±9.42** −10.08 29.91±9.42** 0.62
22 41 −10.35 31.85±9.42* −12.10 44.41±9.42* 1.75
23 41 −10.41 32.33±9.42* −11.96 43.46±9.42* 1.55
24 41 −11.36 39.12±9.42* −12.44 46.90±9.42* 1.08
25 41 −12.26 45.61±9.42* −13.12 51.74±9.42** 0.85
26 50 −11.67 41.33±9.42** −12.07 44.20±9.42* 0.40
27 53 −12.22 45.32±9.42* −13.36 53.51±9.42* 1.14
28 54 −12.28 45.71±9.42* −13.27 52.82±9.42* 0.99
29 62 −12.57 47.84±9.42** −14.50 61.70±9.42* 1.93
30 73 −16.00 72.42±9.42* −16.19 73.79±9.42* 0.19
31 78 −15.18 66.56±9.42** −15.47 68.65±9.42* 0.29
*

Inside the range of standard error (S. E.),

**

Outside the range of S.E.