Table 2 GATA4 and DcR1 promoter methylation in human glioblastoma tissue with different clinicopathological features
Variables | GATA4 | Statistic significance | DcR1 | Statistic significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Methylated | Unmethylated | Methylated | Unmethylated | |||
Overall | 22 | 73 | 27 | 71 | ||
Age (years) | 0.027 | 1.000 | ||||
<60 years | 5 | 37 | 12 | 32 | ||
≥60 years | 17 | 36 | 15 | 39 | ||
Gender | 0.473 | 0.263 | ||||
Male | 11 | 30 | 9 | 33 | ||
Female | 11 | 43 | 18 | 38 | ||
Multifocal | 1.000 | 0.185 | ||||
Yes | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||
No | 20 | 68 | 27 | 64 | ||
Survival (months) | 0.227 | 1.000 | ||||
<24 | 20 | 57 | 22 | 57 | ||
≥24 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 14 | ||
DcR1 | 0.185 | - | ||||
Methylated | 9 | 18 | - | - | ||
Unmethylated | 13 | 53 | ||||