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) | |