Table 2 Telomere length parameters of MDS patients and normal control
From: Short telomere length and its correlation with gene mutations in myelodysplastic syndrome
Parameters | Average ± SD | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
MDS (n = 58) | NC (n = 23) | ||
Age | 63.7 ± 14.6 | 60.9 ± 9.5 | 0.175 |
Gender (M/F) | 37:21 | 16:7 | 0.796 |
No. of cells assessed for telomere lengths | 77.6 ± 38.9 | 98.1 ± 26.3 | 0.004 |
Telomere lengths (T/C ratio) | |||
 Minimum | 1.97 ± 1.47 | 4.41 ± 1.36 | <0.001 |
 25th percentile (Q1) | 5.49 ± 3.04 | 11.79 ± 3.06 | <0.001 |
 Median | 8.56 ± 4.45 | 15.92 ± 3.93 | <0.001 |
 Average | 10.08 ± 4.73 | 17.29 ± 4.42 | <0.001 |
 Average of 0–10 percentile | 2.95 ± 1.76 | 6.64 ± 1.74 | <0.001 |
 Standard Deviation | 6.67 ± 3.01 | 8.07 ± 2.73 | 0.018 |
 Cells under the 10th percentile of the NC (%) | 52.1 ± 24.9 |  |  |