Table 4 Frequency of hTERT-VNTR2-2nd and risk of prostate cancer by age
| Â | Male controls | Prostate cancer cases | OR (95% CI); P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at diagnosis | Total cases | Rare alleles | Total cases | Rare alleles | Reference (Controls of the same age) |
Younger (<65 years) | 185 | 0 (0%) | 103 | 5 (4.9%) | ND; P = 0.002* |
Older (≥65 years) | 236 | 2 (0.9%) | 226 | 3 (1.3%) | 1.57 (0.26-9.46); P = 0.62 |
Reference (Older group) | ND; P = 0.21 | 3.79 (0.89-16.03); P = 0.05 | Â | ||