Table 4.
Association between weight loss and cytokines in the lung cancer patient subset (21 C-WL, 20 C-WS)
| Analyte | Beta | P value |
|---|---|---|
| GDF15 | −1.0685 | 0.0088 |
| VEGF | −0.5251 | 0.0105 |
| MIP-1b | −1.3202 | 0.0155 |
| IL-12 | −0.3602 | 0.0157 |
| PDGFb | −0.4887 | 0.0209 |
| RANTES | −0.6513 | 0.0240 |
| IL-6 | −0.4336 | 0.0319 |
| IL-8 | −0.6927 | 0.0600 |
| FGFb | −0.5923 | 0.0648 |
| TNFα | −0.2418 | 0.0800 |
| Activin A | −0.6078 | 0.1170 |
| IFNγ | −0.3372 | 0.1511 |
| IL-1Ra | −0.3811 | 0.1658 |
| IL-10 | −0.2030 | 0.1917 |
| IL-4 | −0.4575 | 0.1980 |
| MCP-1 | −0.4698 | 0.2250 |
| IL-17 | −0.1479 | 0.2475 |
| IL-7 | −0.1550 | 0.2812 |
| IL-13 | −0.2052 | 0.3183 |
| IL-9 | −0.1237 | 0.3198 |
| GM-CSF | −0.1127 | 0.3567 |
| IL-5 | −0.1584 | 0.5462 |
| Eotaxin | −0.0547 | 0.5926 |
| IL-15 | 0.1127 | 0.5998 |
| MIP-1α | −0.1140 | 0.6071 |
| G-CSF | −0.0563 | 0.6540 |
| IL-2 | −0.0651 | 0.7981 |
| IP-10 | 0.0422 | 0.9068 |
| IL-1b | −0.0177 | 0.9529 |
Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting by tumour stage was used. Beta represents the association coefficient estimate.