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. 2022 Oct 5;12(1):111–119. doi: 10.4103/EUS-D-21-00187

Table 2.

High-grade risk factors associated with the detection of high-grade precancerous or cancerous pancreatic lesions in score positive patients

Without lesions (n=511) PHP (n=10) P (PHP vs. without lesions) Resectable lesions (n=20) P (resectable lesions vs. without lesions) All lesions (n=33) P (all lesions vs. without lesions) (univariate/multivariate logistic analysis)
HGRF factor, n (%)
 Familial PC 6 (1.2) 0 0.999 0 0.999 0 0.999
 New-onset DM 39 (7.6) 1 (10.0) 0.781 3 (15.0) 0.242 6 (18.2) 0.040*/0.268
 Jaundice 13 (2.5) 0 0.999 2 (10.0) 0.069 4 (12.1) 0.006*/0.441
 Tumor biomarkers 131 (25.6) 2 (20.0) 0.687 9 (45.0) 0.061 22 (66.7) <0.001*/0.003*
 Chronic pancreatitis 22 (4.3) 0 0.998 0 0.998 0 0.998
 Medical history of IPMN 76 (14.9) 2 (20.0) 0.654 4 (20.0) 0.532 4 (12.1) 0.666
 Medical history of pancreatic cyst 109 (21.3) 3 (30.0) 0.512 4 (20.0) 0.887 4 (12.1) 0.214
 Hereditary PC syndrome/pancreatitis 0 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA
 MPD dilation 41 (8.0) 2 (20.0) 0.192 4 (20.0) 0.071 5 (15.2) 0.162
Score valuation
 Mean HGRS±SD, point 0.9±0.6 1.0±0.5 0.417 1.3±0.9 0.001* 1.4±0.8 <0.001*/0.355
 HGRS≥1 point, n (%) 377 (73.8) 9 (90.0) 0.272 18 (90.0) 0.122 31 (93.9) 0.020*/0.692

*P<0.05 compared to patients without pancreatic high-grade precancerous lesion and PC. DM: Diabetes mellitus; HGRF: High-grade risk factors; HGRS: High-grade risk score; IPMN: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; MPD: Main pancreatic duct; NA: No assessment; PC: Pancreatic cancer; PHP: Pancreatic high-grade precancerous lesion; SD: Standard deviation