Elevated Levels of Interferon-γ Are Associated with High Levels of Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation in Patients with the Intestinal Type of Gastric Cancer
Table 4
ORs according to the VCA-IgG titers and the status of IFN-γ in HP-positive individuals.
Variable
Healthy controls
Gastric cancer
Intestinal
Diffuse
Mixed
Total GC
VCA-IgG titersa
n Neg IFN-γ
n Pos IFN-γ
OR (95% CI)
n Neg IFN-γ
n Pos IFN-γ
OR (95% CI)
n Neg IFN-γ
n Pos IFN-γ
OR (95% CI)
n Neg IFN-γ
n Pos IFN-γ
OR (95% CI)
n Neg IFN-γ
n Pos IFN-γ
OR (95% CI)
23.5–60.5
12
7
1.0
4
3
1.0
9
6
1.0
1
4
1.0
14
13
1.0
60.6–150.7
21
18
1.5 (0.5–4.7)
3
12
6.3 (0.7–56.7)
10
24
6.5 (1.4–30.7)
4
8
0.5 (0.1–7.6)
17
44
3.5 (1.3–9.8)
aHU·ml−1. Numbers in bold denote positive associations. HP = Helicobacter pylori.
