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. 2011 Sep 20;105(8):1244–1251. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.323

Table 2. Covariates retained in the genetic association analysis.

Cachexia Odds ratio P-value 95% Confidence interval
Lung cancer 1.8 <0.001 1.4, 2.4
Skin cancer 2.7 0.001 1.5, 4.8
Head and neck cancer 2.7 0.000 1.6, 4.6
Pancreas cancer 5.0 0.000 2.6, 9.5
Sarcoma 2.2 0.026 1.1, 4.5
Gastrointestinal cancer 2.1 <0.001 1.5, 2.8
Female reproductive cancer 1.9 0.002 1.3, 2.8
Age 1.0 0.078 1.0, 1.0
Liver metastasis 1.3 0.055 1.0, 1.7
Other metastasis 1.7 <0.001 1.3, 2.1
Lung metastasis 1.5 0.004 1.1, 1.9

Dependent variable is three cachexia groups, based on number of cachexia factors. (1–0, 2–3, 4).

The P-values and 95% confidence interval (CI) are from multivariate analysis.