Table 2 Level of mtDNA content in peripheral blood of the control- and breast cancer groups
From: Decreased mitochondrial DNA content in blood samples of patients with stage I breast cancer
|  | Normal N = 50 | Breast Cancer N = 60 | Change (ΔΔ Ct) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔCt (CtnDNA - CtmtDNA) |  |  |  |  |
   Median | 10.43 | 9.36 |  |  |
   Range | 6.07-12.03 | -1.37-15.11 | 1.07 |  |
mtDNA content | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Median | 1374.79 | 654.85 |  | *p = 0.009 |
   Range | 66.95-4182.07 | 0.39-35241.80 | 2.10 |  |
Correlation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(CtnDNA vs CtmtDNA) | r = 0.496 **p = 0.000 | r = 0.148 **p = 0.259 | Â | Â |