Table 1.
Comparison of general data between the two subgroups
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EUS-BD (n = 33)
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PTBD (n = 35)
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t/χ2
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P value
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| Age (mean SD, yr) | 66.13 ± 10.04 | 64.36 ± 9.28 | 0.755 | 0.453 |
| Sex, n (%) | 0.391 | 0.532 | ||
| Male | 24 (72.73) | 23 (65.71) | ||
| Female | 9 (27.27) | 12 (34.29) | ||
| BMI (mean SD, kg/m2) | 23.10 ± 3.18 | 23.25 ± 3.23 | 0.195 | 0.846 |
| History of smoking, n (%) | 0.000 | 0.994 | ||
| Yes | 17 (51.52) | 18 (51.43) | ||
| No | 16 (48.48) | 17 (48.57) | ||
| Cancer type, n (%) | 0.066 | 0.967 | ||
| Carcinoma of head of pancreas | 15 (45.46) | 17 (48.57) | ||
| Cholangiocarcinoma | 10 (30.30) | 10 (28.57) | ||
| Other | 8 (24.24) | 8 (22.86) | ||
| Disease course (mean SD, months) | 6.30 ± 3.04 | 6.31 ± 3.17 | 0.015 | 0.988 |
BMI: Body mass index; EUS-BD: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage; PTBD: Percutaneous transhepatic puncture biliary drainage.