Table 2.
The standardized coefficient beta value of multiple regression analysis
| Clinical characteristics | Region 1 | Region 2 | Whole region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | -- | -- | -- |
| Age | -- | -- | -- |
| Alcohol | -- | 0.341 (p = 0.012) | -- |
| Smoking | -- | 0.336 (p = 0.013) | -- |
| Tumor size | 0.332 (p = 0.036) | 0.342 (p = 0.013) | 0.485 (p = 0.002) |
| Differentiation | -- | -- | -- |
| Lymph node metastasis | -- | -- | -- |
| pTNM stage | -- | -- | -- |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.087 | 0.367 | 0.215 |
Clinical characteristics of pancreatic cancer were analyzed using a stepwise multiple regression to assess their independent contribution to the methylation level, with entry and removal at the 0.05 and 0.1 significance levels, respectively.