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. 2022 Oct;11(10):2040–2050. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-22-247

Table 2. Patients’ characteristics categorized by weight and BMI.

Characteristics Weight (kg) BMI (kg/m2)
CB1 gene (qRT-PCR)
   Negative (>11.2) 79 (68.75–92) 27.6 (24.14–30.26)
   Positive (≤11.2) 70.5 (65–91) 24.8 (22.85–30.96)
   P value 0.316 0.441
CB2 gene (qRT-PCR)
   Negative (>1.0) 78 (67–92.75) 26.3 (23.3–30)
   Positive (≤1.0) 78 (68–92) 27.4 (23.87–31.48)
   P value 0.707 0.341
CB1 protein (IHC)
   Low 78 (70–97) 27.4 (24.33–30.5)
   High 81 (68–87.5) 28.2 (23.61–31.76)
   P value 0.626 0.545
CB2 protein (IHC)
   Low 78 (68–86.5) 26 (23.69–30.37)
   High 81 (70–98.5) 28.4 (25.67–32.18)
   P value 0.402 0.262

BMI, body mass index; kg, kilograms; CB, cannabinoid receptor; qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; IHC, immunohistochemistry.