Table 3 The relationship between clinicopathological parameters and PENK methylation in urine sediments
Parameters | No. of total samples | No. of PENK methylation positive (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 43 | 32 (74.4) |
 Female | 12 | 10 (83.3) |
 P valuea | 0.709 |  |
Age | ||
 < 65 | 19 | 12 (63.2) |
 ≥ 65 | 36 | 30 (83.3) |
 P valuea | 0.109 |  |
Stage | ||
 Ta, T1 | 50 | 37 (74.0) |
 T2 -T4 | 5 | 5 (100) |
 P valuea | 0.324 |  |
Grade | ||
 Low | 26 | 16 (61.5) |
 High | 28 | 26 (92.9) |
 P valuea | 0.008 |  |