Cancer groupa: higher log IL-6 and fibrinogen were associated with higher odds ratio of being frailControl group: significant difference in IL-6, IL-8, CRP with frailty syndrome (Kruskal Wallis).Limitations:Demographic data not reported for the control groupDid not report post-hoc or multivariate analyses for the control groupDid not report power analysisSmall sample. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is cancer.