Table 2.
Distribution of TNF-α gene alleles among cachectic pancreatic cancer patients considering the cachexia severity.
| Variable | TNF-α 308G/A (rs1800629) | TNF-α 1031T/C (rs1799964) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Mutant | Wild | Mutant | |
| Cachexia severity | ||||
| Pre-cachexia (n = 20) | 17 (85) | 3 (15) | 8 (40) | 12 (60) |
| Cachexia (n = 32) | 29 (91) | 3 (9) | 10 (31) | 22 (69) |
| Refractory (n = 17) | 13 (77) | 4 (23) | 8 (47) | 9 (53) |
| χ2 | 1.8 p = 0.42 |
0.19 p = 0.90 |
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Data are given as n (%). Statistical analysis was carried out using the chi-square test; p ≤ 0.05.
n (%), number (percentage); rs, referred sequence; TNF-α, tumor necrosis alpha subunit gene; χ2, chi-square value.