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. 2014 Apr 28;20(16):4723–4729. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4723

Table 3.

Correlation of metallothionein 1M and metallothionein 1G promoter methylation with tumor size

Gene Tumor size (cm)
rs P value
MethylatedM (P25-P75) UnmethylatedM (P25-P75)
MT1M 6.5 (4.0-9.0) 3.9 (2.2-6.4) 0.321 0.000
MT1G 4.4 (2.9-8.0) 5.0 (3.5-7.9) -0.049 0.590

M: Median; P25: First quartile; P75: Third quartile; rs: Spearman correlation coefficient; MT1M: Metallothionein 1M; MT1G: Metallothionein 1G.