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Table 5 Paired test of within subject mean difference in methylation of individual markers observed in DRE and FV samples (N = 60)

From: A panel of DNA methylation markers for the detection of prostate cancer from FV and DRE urine DNA

Marker

Mean difference

95% CI

p value

Average methylation

0.356

(− 0.074, 0.786)

0.103

# of positive markers

0.667

(− 0.421, 1.754)

0.225

ADCY4

0.748

(− 0.774, 2.269)

0.329

AOX1rc

1.788

(0.479, 3.098)

0.008

APC2

0.449

(− 0.175, 1.072)

0.155

CXCL14

− 0.140

(− 0.935, 0.655)

0.725

EPHX3

0.258

(− 1.013, 1.528)

0.686

KIFC2

1.133

(− 0.161, 2.426)

0.085

GFRA2

0.766

(0.134, 1.397)

0.018

GSTP1

0.501

(− 0.203, 1.204)

0.160

HEMK1rc

− 0.131

(− 1.124, 0.861)

0.792

HOXA7

0.360

(− 0.812, 1.531)

0.542

HOXB5

− 0.823

(− 2.148, 0.502)

0.219

HOXD10

0.493

(− 0.340, 1.325)

0.241

HOXD3a

0.218

(− 0.852, 1.288)

0.685

HOXD3b

− 0.797

(− 1.602, 0.008)

0.052

HOXD9

0.909

(− 0.378, 2.196)

0.163

MOXD1

0.067

(− 0.765, 0.899)

0.873

NEUROG3

1.159

(0.202, 2.116)

0.018

NODAL

− 0.500

(− 1.508, 0.508)

0.325

RASSF5

0.312

(− 0.575, 1.199)

0.484

  1. The mean difference in individual marker methylation between DRE and FV DNA. Only markers AOX1, GFRA2, and NEUROG3 showed statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)