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. 2022 Jan 27:10.2217/fon-2021-1248. doi: 10.2217/fon-2021-1248

Table 4. The factors affecting seropositivity in the study population.

Factors affecting seropositivity in the patient group (univariate analysis)
Characteristics n (%) Seropositivity (%) p-value
Age (years)
  <60
  ≥60

291 (37.5)
485 (62.5)

93.5
80.2
<0.001†
Gender
  Female
  Male

433 (55.8)
343 (44.2)

88.0
81.6
0.015†
BMI
  <25 kg/m2
  ≥25 kg/m2

187 (30.7)
422 (69.3)

88.8
86.3
0.435
Smoking
  No
  Ex-smoker
  Yes

436 (59.2)
165 (22.4)
112 (17.8)

85.3
87.3
83.0
0.577
Tumor type
  Breast
  Gastrointestinal
  Genitourinary
  Lung
  Other

251 (32.3)
174 (22.4)
107 (13.8)
183 (23.6)
61 (7.9)

88.0
86.2
84.1
80.9
85.2
0.335
Treatment type (active)
  No treatment
  Chemotherapy
  Targeted or IO

350 (45.1)
309 (39.8)
117 (15.1)

91.1
78.6
84.6
<0.001†
Chemotherapy
  Never
  Not in the last 3 months
  Active

152 (19.6)
315 (40.6)
309 (39.8)

87.5
90.5
78.6
<0.001†
Immunotherapy (IO)
  Yes
  No

42 (5.4)
734 (94.6)

85.7
85.1
0.920
Targeted therapies
  Yes
  No

178 (22.9)
598 (77.1)

86.0
84.9
0.811
Hormone therapy
  Yes
  No

209 (26.9)
567 (73.1)

87.1
84.5
0.426
Comorbidities
  No
  Yes

373 (48.1)
403 (51.9)

86.9
83.6
0.225
Stage
  Nonmetastatic
  Metastatic

378 (48.7)
398 (51.3)

90.7
79.9
<0.001†
Factors affecting seropositivity in the control group (univariate analysis)
Characteristics n (%) Seropositivity (%) p-value
Age (years)
  <60
  ≥60

614 (85.9)
101 (14.1)

98.4
92.1
<0.001†
Gender
  Female
  Male

398 (55.7)
317 (44.3)

98.0
96.8
0.347
BMI
  <25 kg/m2
  ≥25 kg/m2

118 (30.5)
269 (69.5)

97.5
97.0
0.435
Smoking
  No
  Ex-smoker
  Yes

428 (72.2)
16 (2.7)
149 (25.1)

97.2
93.8
97.3
0.711
Comorbidities
  No
  Yes

544 (76.1)
171 (23.9)

97.8
96.5
0.399
†

Statistically significant results.

IO: Immunotherapy.