TABLE 3.

Comparison of PTBP1 methylation between two groups according to gender.

Characteristics	Controls (n = 24)	IAs (n = 24)	t	P
Female
CpG1 methylation (%)	1.98 ± 0.54	3.46 ± 0.27	2.46	0.019
CpG2 methylation (%)	2.70 ± 0.62	4.64 ± 0.29	2.84	0.008
CpG3 methylation (%)	0.92 ± 0.44	2.37 ± 0.26	2.87	0.006
CpG4 methylation (%)	1.00 ± 0.37	1.84 ± 0.35	1.65	0.105
CpG5 methylation (%)	0.43 ± 0.32	1.14 ± 0.30	1.64	0.108
CpG6 methylation (%)	0.35 ± 0.24	0.84 ± 0.23	1.47	0.149
Mean methylation (%)	1.23 ± 0.39	2.39 ± 0.21	2.64	0.011
Male
CpG1 methylation (%)	1.80 ± 0.33	3.08 ± 0.44	2.35	0.023
CpG2 methylation (%)	2.48 ± 0.39	4.00 ± 0.47	2.48	0.017
CpG3 methylation (%)	1.49 ± 0.87	2.06 ± 0.33	0.615	0.542
CpG4 methylation (%)	0.47 ± 0.23	1.61 ± 0.32	2.84	0.007
CpG5 methylation (%)	0.01 ± 0.00	2.74 ± 1.14	2.41	0.024
CpG6 methylation (%)	0.29 ± 0.29	1.91 ± 0.77	1.99	0.056
Mean methylation (%)	1.09 ± 0.22	2.57 ± 0.34	3.65	0.001

p < 0.05 is bold.