Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patient cohorts for microarray hybridization
From: Whole blood transcriptome correlates with treatment response in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Characteristics | NPC | Control | P value* | Control & 447 Other | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(NPC vs Control) | (NPC vs Control & 447 Other) | ||||
No. | 66 | 33 | 480 | ||
Age - Median (Range) | 51 (24–74) | 31 (19–74) | <0·01 | 55 (19–86) | 0.32 |
Malay | 12 (18·2) | 2 (6·1) | 0·13 | n/a | n/a |
Chinese | 45 (68·2) | 30 (90·9) | 0·01 | n/a | n/a |
Indonesian | 8 (12·1) | 0 (0·0) | 0·05 | n/a | n/a |
Indian | 0 (0·0) | 1 (3·0) | 0·33 | n/a | n/a |
Unknown | 1 (1·5) | 0 (0·0) | 1·00 | n/a | n/a |
Male | 49 (74·2) | 20 (60·6) | 0·17 | 242 (57.1) | 0.01 |
Female | 17 (25·8) | 13 (39·4) | 0·17 | 182 (42.9) | 0.01 |
not available | 56 |