Table 1 Baseline characteristics of case with pancreatic cancer and control subjects
From: A prospective study of Helicobacter pylori in relation to the risk for pancreatic cancer
Factor | Cases (n = 87) | Controls (n = 263) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 47.9 (37.7–60.6) | 47.5 (37.3–60.6) | 0.53* | |
Sex | Male | 58 (66.7%) | 187 (71.1%) | |
Female | 29 (33.3%) | 76 (28.9%) | ||
Time from baseline investigation to analysis (years) | 24.8 (14.3–28.8) | 25.1 (18.1–29.0) | 0.14* | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.8 (18.0–41.0) | 24.2 (17.6–34.2) | 0.82* | |
Smoking status | Never smoker | 13 (14.9%) | 88 (33.5%) | 0.002** |
Current smoker | 55 (63.2%) | 115 (43.7%) | ||
Former | 19 (21.8%) | 60 (22.8%) | ||
Mm-MAST category† | Low | 35 (40.2%) | 129 (49.0%) | 0.48** |
Intermediate | 42 (48.3%) | 113 (43.0%) | ||
High | 7 (8.0%) | 14 (5.3%) | ||
Missing | 3 (3.4%) | 7 (2.7%) | ||
γ-glutamyle transferase-tertiles (μkat/l) | 1 (< 0.35) | 31 (35.6%) | 98 (37.5%) | 0.63** |
2 (0.35–0.60) | 27 (31.0%) | 90 (34.5%) | ||
3(> 0.60) | 29 (33.3%) | 73 (28.0%) | ||
Helicobacter pyori serology | Negative | 48 (55.2%) | 163 (62.0%) | 0.26** |
Positive | 39 (44.8%) | 100 (38.0%) |