Table 1.

Characteristics of pancreatic cancer cases and controls from the CARET cohort

Characteristics		Cases (N=83)		Controls (N=166)
		N	%	N	%
Gender	Male	62	74.7	124	74.7
	Female	21	25.3	42	25.3
Race	White	78	94.0	156	94.0
	Black	3	3.6	6	3.6
	Other	2	2.4	4	2.4
Baseline age (years)	45–49	2	2.4	4	2.4
	50–54	12	14.5	25	15.1
	55–59	21	25.3	40	24.1
	60–64	21	25.3	42	25.3
	65–70	27	32.5	55	33.1
Mean age (SD)		61.3 (5.5)		61.1 (5.9)
CARET participant group	Asbestos-exposed	16	19.3	32	19.3
	Heavy smoker	67	80.7	134	80.7
Smoking status at baseline	Current smoker	54	65.1	108	65.1
	Cigarettes per day (±10)
	<10	9	16.7	17	15.7
	10–20	20	37.0	40	37.0
	20–30	15	27.8	29	26.9
	30–40	7	13.0	15	13.9
	>40	3	5.5	7	6.5
	Former smoker	29	34.9	58	35.0
	Years since quit smoking
	<1	3	10.3	6	10.3
	1–5	13	44.8	26	44.8
	5–10	12	41.4	23	39.7
	>10	1	3.5	3	5.2
Baseline BMI	<18.5	0	0.0	2	1.2
	18.5–24.9	22	26.5	60	36.1
	25–29.9	38	45.8	67	40.4
	30–34.9	17	20.5	28	16.9
	35–39.9	5	6.0	7	4.2
	>40	1	1.2	2	1.2
Mean (SD)		28.0 (4.5)		26.8 (4.7)
Self-reported baseline diabetes	Yes	13	15.7	21	12.7
	No	70	84.3	145	87.3