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Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2012; 18(22): 2844-2849
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2844
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics and XAF1 methylation status of 40 patients with esophageal cancer n (%)
Clinical parameternXAF1 methylation status
P value
Methylatedn = 30 (75%)Unmethylatedn = 10 (25%)(χ2test)
Age (yr)
< 654030 (75)10 (25)1.0
≥ 653224 (75)8 (25)
Gender
Male5340 (75.5)13 (24.5)0.8773
Female1914 (73.7)5 (26.3)
Tumor size (cm)
< 54833 (68.8)15 (31.2)
≥ 52421 (87.5)3 (12.5)0.0833
Tumor stage
I126 (50.0)6 (50.0)0.081
II2117 (81.0)4 (19.0)
III66 (100.0)0 (0)
IV11 (100)0 (0)
Metastasis
Negative4533 (73.3)12 (26.7)0.6733
Positive2721 (77.8)6 (22.2)