Table 1.
Epidemiological, clinical, and paraclinical data in patients with pancreatic cancer vs. chronic pancreatitis.
| Variable | Pancreatic cancer N = 30 |
Chronic pancreatitis N = 30 |
p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, Mean | 65 | 52.5 | <0.001 |
| BMI, Mean | 24.55 | 28.15 | 0.017 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| M | 12 (40) | 22 (73.3 %) | |
| F | 18 (60) | 8 (26.6) | 0.08 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 12 (40) | 8 (26.6) | |
| No | 18 (60) | 22 (73.33) | 0.123 |
| Smoking, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 17 (56.6) | 22 (73.3) | |
| No | 13 (43.4) | 8 (26.7) | 0.723 |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 17 (56.6) | 19 (63.3) | |
| No | 13 (43.3) | 11 (36.6) | 0.560 |
| Cholesterol, Mean | 175.9 | 185.3 | 0.475 |
| Triglycerides, Mean | 129.0 | 171.0 | 0.065 |
Welch Two Sample t-test; Pearsons's Chi-squared test.