Table 3.
Characteristics | Coefficient | P | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|
Year | −0.053 | 0.57 | (−0.26, 0.15) |
Ethnicity | |||
Caucasian | −2.37 | 0.043 | (−4.79, 0.058) |
Sample type | |||
Blood | −0.67 | 0.51 | (−2.83, 1.48) |
Tissue | 0.39 | 0.69 | (−1.75, 2.52) |
Method | |||
MS-HRM | −0.73 | 0.74 | (−5.55, 4.09) |
MSP | −0.03 | 0.99 | (−4.27, 4.22) |
Abbreviations: MS-HRM, methylation-sensitive high resolution melting; MSP, methylation specific PCR; NPC, nasopharyngeal carcinoma.