Telomere erosion is independent of microsatellite instability but related to loss of heterozygosity in gastric cancer

Table 2 The relationship between the mean TRF length and clinico-pathological pararmeters

Parameters	No. of cases	Mean TRF length (x-± s)
Gender
Male	23	3.99 ± 0.63
Female	12	4.32 ± 1.00
Age (yrs)
30-39	5	4.54 ± 0.54
40-49	7	4.07 ± 0.60
50-59	11	4.39 ± 0.96
60-69	10	3.69 ± 0.66a
70-79	2	3.40 ± 0.07a
Size
< 5 cm	12	3.80 ± 1.20
> 5 cm	23	4.06 ± 0.86
Differentiation
Well and moderate	7	3.91 ± 0.49
Poor	19	4.24 ± 0.64
Mucinous	9	4.02 ± 1.10
Clinical stage
I and II	21	4.26 ± 0.82
III and IV	14	3.84 ± 0.68

^aP < 0.05 vs the age group of 30 to 39 years.