Table 5 Association between hDAB2IP promoter methylation status and age in gastrointestinal cancer

From: Aberrant promoter methylation in human DAB2 interactive protein (hDAB2IP) gene in gastrointestinal tumour

Methylation status

Age a

P -value b

Gastric cancer

  

m2a-methylation (n=15)

66 (40–89)

0.9369

m2a-unmethylation (n=20)

66 (36–85)

 

m2b-methylation (n=16)

66 (40–89)

0.9788

m2b-unmethylation (n=19)

66 (36–85)

 

Colorectal cancer

  

m2a-methylation (n=29)

66 (51–85)

0.8484

m2a-unmethylation (n=31)

65 (26–86)

 

m2b-methylation (n=28)

66 (47–82)

0.5709

m2b-unmethylation (n=32)

65 (26–86)

 
  1. aMean age (range) in years.
  2. bStatistical significance was determined using Mann–Whitney U-test.
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