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Table 3 Characteristics of the patients with locally advanced gastric cancer.

From: Association of IL-1beta gene polymorphism with cachexia from locally advanced gastric cancer

  

Cachexia (n = 91)

Non-cachexia (n = 123)

P

Sex (M/F)

55/36

72/51

0.7793

Age (year)

55.5 ± 15.0

57.0 ± 13.5

0.4443

Serum albumin (g/L)

30.5 ± 4.7

36.3 ± 6.1

<0.001

Actual weight (kg)

55.1 ± 9.0

57.2 ± 6.3

0.0584

Anorexia (n)

39

46

0.4198

Carcinoma location

Middle third

56

90

0.071

 

Low third

35

33

 

Carcinoma stage

III

65

101

0.064

 

IV

26

22

 
  1. No significant difference was noted in sex and age.