Table I.

Associations between various factors and TERT status.

		TERT mutations
Variable	Total number	Mut	WT	P-value
Number	179	97	82
Age (years)
≤48.5	71	46	25	0.038
>48.5	108	72	36
Sex
Male	108	58	50	0.253
Female	71	31	40
WHO grade
II	38	17	21	0.015
III	43	26	17
IV	98	54	44
IDH
Mut	73	35	38	0.066
WT	106	62	44
ATRX
Expression	128	86	37	0.001
Loss	50	11	39
Ki-67 expression (%)
≤27.12a	88	45	43	0.167
>27.12	91	53	38
Recurrence (n)
Recurrence	8	5	3	0.442
Non-recurrence	180	93	87

^aMean of Ki-67 expression is 27.12%. TERT, telomerase reverse transcriptase; WHO, world health organization; IDH, isocitrate dehydrogenase; ATRX, α thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked; Mut, mutation; WT, wild-type.