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Table 2 Odds ratio and p-values for the cytokines and chemokines evaluated as risk factor for gastric cancer

From: Circulating blood levels of IL-6, IFN-γ, and IL-10 as potential diagnostic biomarkers in gastric cancer: a controlled study

Cytokine

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

OR

IC 95%

p-value

IL-1β

 Healthy

65 (49)

50 (70)

   

 Gastric cancer

68 (51)

21 (30)

2.49

1.35–4.59

0.003

IL-6

 Healthy

4 (10)

111 (68)

   

 Gastric cáncer

35 (90)

54 (32)

17.9

6.08–53.19

0.00

IFN –γ

 Healthy

56 (35)

64 (61)

   

 Gastric cancer

101 (65)

42 (39)

2.75

1.65–4.57

0.00

IL-10

 Healthy

21 (36)

94 (67)

   

 Gastric cancer

43 (64)

46 (33)

4.18

2.23–7.85

0.00

MCP-1

 Healthy

59 (60)

56 (50)

   

 Gastric cancer

38 (40)

53 (50)

0.68

0.39–1.19

0.21

IL-8

 Healthy

49 (40)

71 (50)

   

 Gastric cancer

71 (60)

71 (50)

1.45

0.89–2.37

0.17

TNF-α

 Healthy

82 (57)

33 (58)

   

 Gastric cancer

63 (43)

28 (42)

0.91

0.49–1.65

0.76

TGF-β

 Healthy

64 (52)

56 (40)

   

 Gastric cancer

58 (48)

83 (60)

0.61

0.37–0.99

0.06

  1. p < 0.05 statistical significance