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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2015 Feb 2;137(4):826–836. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29441

Table 2.

Comparisons of sCCL22 Levels in Glioma Cases and Controls, UCSF Adult Glioma Study, 1997–2012

Cases Controls
Value Category n Mean ± SEM n Mean ± SEM t-test p-value**

sCCL22 ng/mL All 1208 1.23 ± 0.03 976 1.60 ± 0.03 <0.0001

Value Category Value (Quartile for Controls) n % n % OR* (95% CI) OR p-value Trend Test

sCCL22 ng/mL Values All 0.03–1.05 (Q1) 607 50.2% 245 25% 1.00
1.05–1.40 (Q2) 247 20.4% 244 25% 0.28 (0.25–0.31) <0.0001
1.40–1.87 (Q3) 187 15.5% 243 25% 0.24 (0.19–0.29) <0.0001
1.87–15.13 (Q4) 167 13.8% 244 25% 0.21 (0.14–0.30) <0.0001 P<0.0001

GBM 0.03–1.05 (Q1) 404 59.3% 245 25% 1.00
1.05–1.40 (Q2) 116 17.0% 244 25% 0.23 (0.19–0.27) <0.0001
1.40–1.87 (Q3) 87 12.8% 243 25% 0.18 (0.14–0.24) <0.0001
1.87–15.13 (Q4) 74 10.9% 244 25% 0.16 (0.10–0.24) <0.0001 P<0.0001

Non-GBM 0.03–1.05 (Q1) 203 38.5% 245 25% 1.00
1.05–1.40 (Q2) 131 24.9% 244 25% 0.38 (0.33–0.43) <0.0001
1.40–1.87 (Q3) 100 19.0% 243 25% 0.34 (0.27–0.41) <0.0001
1.87–15.13 (Q4) 93 17.6% 244 25% 0.30 (0.20–0.41) 0.0009 P<0.0001

Log CCL22 All NA (continuous log CCL22) 1208 NA 976 NA 0.24 (0.17–0.33) <0.0001 NA
*

Cluster analysis was performed to control for variation within each batch. Models were adjusted for batch number, age (continuous), race (white/non-white), gender, education (college vs no college), and smoking (ever vs never).

**

T-test comparing sCCL22 means between cases and controls.

SE=Standard error