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Table 2 mtDNA copy number by host characteristics of glioma cases and healthy controls

From: Association of leukocyte mitochondrial DNA content with glioma risk: evidence from a Chinese case–control study

Variables

Case

Control

Pvalue

No.

mtDNA copy number, median (range)

No.

mtDNA copy number, median (range)

Sex

     

Male

241

0.98 (0.12 to 3.89)

241

0.70 (0.07 to 2.72)

< 0.001

Female

173

1.01 (0.02 to 3.22)

173

0.74 (0.15 to 2.52)

< 0.001

P value

 

0.431

 

0.101

 

Age, years

     

<47

204

0.96 (0.02 to 3.89)

206

0.70 (0.13 to 2.72)

< 0.001

≥47

210

1.03 (0.03 to 3.55)

208

0.72 (0.07 to 2.52)

< 0.001

P value

 

0.165

 

0.877

 

Smoking status

     

Never

318

0.98 (0.02 to 3.61)

329

0.69 (0.07 to 2.72)

< 0.001

Ever

96

1.02 (0.03 to3.89)

85

0.71 (0.12 to 2.55)

0.001

P value

 

0.251

 

0.267

 

Family history of cancer

     

Yes

45

0.90 (0.03 to 3.26)

32

0.72 (0.18 to 2.66)

0.002

No

369

0.99 (0.02 to 3.89)

382

0.69 (0.07 to 2.72)

< 0.001

P value

 

0.151

 

0.803

 

WHO grade

     

I/II

175

0.98 (0.04 to 3.55)

   

III/IV

239

1.00 (0.02 to 3.89)

   

P value

 

0.982

   
  1. mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA.