Table 2 Telomere length in the synovial tissue of ONFH
From: No association between telomere length and osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Telomere length (%, n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Short | Long | p | |
All patients | 69.4 (25) | 30.6 (11) | |
Age | 0.418 | ||
< 65 | 75.0 (15) | 25.0 (5) | |
≥ 65 | 62.5 (10) | 37.5 (6) | |
Gender | 0.669 | ||
Male | 66.7 (14) | 33.3 (7) | |
Female | 73.3 (11) | 26.7 (4) | |
Side | 0.210 | ||
Right | 61.5 (8) | 38.5 (5) | |
Left | 66.7 (10) | 33.3 (5) | |
Both | 100 (6) | 0 (0) | |
ESR | 0.073 | ||
(+) | 100 (7) | 0 (0) | |
(−) | 61.5 (16) | 38.5 (10) | |
CRP | 0.151 | ||
(+) | 33.3 (1) | 66.7 (2) | |
(−) | 73.3 (22) | 26.7 (8) | |
Cause | 0.813 | ||
Steroid | 60.0 (3) | 40.0 (2) | |
Alcohol | 73.7 (14) | 26.3 (5) | |
Idiopathic | 66.7 (8) | 33.3 (4) | |
Alcohol | 0.467 | ||
(+) | 73.7 (14) | 26.3 (5) | |
(−) | 61.5 (8) | 38.5 (5) | |