Table 3 Correlation between DNMT1 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Variable | No. of patients (n, %) | DNMT1 | Chi-squared test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low Exp (n, %) | High Exp (n, %) | P-value | ||
Age (years) | ||||
<45 | 29 | 21 (72.4) | 8 (27.6) | 0.7679 |
>45 | 31 | 24 (77.4) | 7 (22.6) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 47 | 34 (72.3) | 13 (27.7) | 0.7638 |
Female | 13 | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | |
Stage | ||||
TNM I-II | 12 | 9 (75) | 3 (25) | 0.6202 |
TNM III-IV | 38 | 25 (65.8) | 13 (34.2) | |
Unknown | 10 | 9 (90) | 1 (10) | |