Table III.
Variable | n (%) | Methylated | Unmethylated | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 30 (100.0) | 18 | 12 | |
Age, years | 0.866 | |||
≤45 | 8 (26.7) | 5 | 3 | |
>45 | 22 (73.3) | 13 | 9 | |
Lymph node metastasis | 0.034 | |||
Negative | 21 (70.0) | 10 | 11 | |
Positive | 9 (30.0) | 8 | 1 | |
Clinical stage | 0.006 | |||
I | 9 (30.0) | 2 | 7 | |
II and III | 21 (70.0) | 16 | 5 | |
Histological type | 0.016 | |||
Well-differentiated | 17 (56.7) | 7 | 10 | |
Moderately- and poorly-differentiated | 13 (43.3) | 11 | 2 |