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Table 2 Characteristics of the subjects with eight types of epithelial malignancies (n = 240) in addition to PDAC and normal subjects

From: Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 (MIC-1/GDF15) as a novel diagnostic serum biomarker in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Pathological feature

BC

TC

OC

ESCC

GA

PA

NSCLC

CA

Cases (n)

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

Gender (n)

        

Male

0

14

0

17

16

30

15

18

Female

30

16

30

13

14

0

15

12

Age (years)

        

≤45

11

11

7

5

2

3

6

4

46-55

12

14

17

9

13

8

12

9

55-65

6

3

5

11

11

9

8

10

>65

1

2

1

5

4

10

4

7

Stage (n)

        

I

4

8

2

5

4

6

3

5

II

6

14

10

12

9

7

11

14

III

9

7

8

9

10

9

9

7

IV

11

1

10

4

7

8

7

4

  1. BC: breast carcinoma; TC: thyroid carcinoma; OC: ovarian carcinoma; ESCC: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; GA: gastric adenocarcinoma; PA: prostate adenocarcinoma; NSCLC: non-small-cell lung carcinoma; CA: colorectal adenocarcinoma.