Table 2.
Methylation of repetitive sequences and the aggressiveness of PCa at diagnosis
| CpG sites | GS 6 | GS 7 | GS 8 | P for trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Β | SD | β | SD | β | SD | ||
| NBL2 | |||||||
| Site 1 | 69.48 | 8.95 | 69.93 | 9.13 | 69.18 | 8.95 | 0.779 |
| Site 2 | 87.78 | 4.69 | 87.83 | 4.89 | 88.44 | 4.72 | 0.098 |
| Site 3 | 91.92 | 2.91 | 92.31 | 2.76 | 91.92 | 2.87 | 0.688 |
| Site 4 | 77.04 | 6.12 | 77.46 | 4.98 | 77.47 | 5.3 | 0.735 |
| Site 5 | 66.31 | 3.26 | 66.53 | 3.78 | 66.7 | 3.37 | 0.205 |
| Mean | 78.54 | 3 | 78.81 | 3.02 | 78.74 | 2.97 | 0.423 |
| D4Z4 | |||||||
| Site 1 | 64.02 | 4.64 | 63.3 | 4.02 | 63.69 | 4.71 | 0.230 |
| Site 2 | 65.89 | 5.76 | 65.54 | 5.23 | 66.09 | 5.77 | 0.822 |
| Site 3 | 84.58 | 4.52 | 84.42 | 4.47 | 84.23 | 5.07 | 0.294 |
| Site 4 | 61.58 | 5.4 | 60.58 | 5.39 | 61.18 | 5.65 | 0.415 |
| Mean | 69.02 | 4.53 | 68.46 | 4.22 | 68.8 | 4.75 | 0.403 |
β, methylation of CpG site (%); SD, standard deviation.