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. 2024 Dec 16;14(1):2442116. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2024.2442116

Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis for factors associated with cancer cachexia (N = 411).

Characteristics Multivariate
OR (95% CI) P-value
Age    
≥75 years (vs. <75 years) 1.21 (0.66–2.21) .531
Sex    
female (vs. male) 0.52 (0.24–1.14) .102
Smoking status    
current or former smoker (vs. never) 0.55 (0.22–1.35) .192
ECOG PS    
2–4 (vs. 0–1) 2.29 (0.87–2.79) .138
Histology    
squamous (vs. non-squamous) 1.22 (0.74–2.00) .429
Driver mutation    
positive (vs. negative or not investigated) 3.19 (1.06–9.60) .040
ECOG PS    
2–4 (vs. 0–1) 2.29 (1.13–4.64) .021
PD-L1 status    
50–89% (vs.≧90%) 0.98 (0.55–1.74) .933
Stage    
IVA or IVB (vs. Recurrence) 1.60 (0.72–3.55) .247
BMI    
<20 (vs.≧20) 7.59 (4.36–13.2) <.001
Liver metastasis    
yes (vs. no) 1.26 (0.60–2.63) .548
Brain metastasis    
yes (vs. no) 0.93 (0.43–2.02) .858

ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; PD-L1, programmed death ligand 1; BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.