Table 1.
Characteristics of pancreatic cancer (PanCA) cases and controls in a population based study in the San Francisco Bay Area
| PanCA | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N = 532 | N = 1701 | |
| Age (years) | Mean (s.d.) | 65 (11) | 64 (11) |
| Education (years) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| 1-12 | 235 (44) | 534 (31) | |
| 12-16 | 200 (38) | 754 (44) | |
| Over 16 | 97 (18) | 413 (24) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 417 (78) | 1357 (80) | |
| White, Hispanic | 25 (5) | 114 (7) | |
| Black | 46 (9) | 78 (5) | |
| Asian | 35 (7) | 119 (7) | |
| Other | 9 (2) | 33 (2) | |
| Sex | |||
| Men | 291 (55) | 883 (52) | |
| Women | 241 (45) | 818 (48) | |
| Usual adult BMI | |||
| Men | <23.1 | 48 (17) | 222 (25) |
| 23.1-<25.1 | 70 (24) | 223 (25) | |
| 25.1-<27.1 | 75 (26) | 214 (24) | |
| 27.1+ | 95 (33) | 221 (25) | |
| Women | <21.5 | 67 (28) | 197 (24) |
| 21.5-<23.4 | 51 (21) | 208 (26) | |
| 23.4-<25.8 | 62 (26) | 208 (26) | |
| 25.8+ | 61 (25) | 198 (24) | |
| Diabetes diagnosis | |||
| Yes | 69 (13) | 152 (9) | |
| No | 455 (87) | 1538 (91) | |
| Pancreatitis diagnosis | |||
| Yes | 37 (7) | 19 (1) | |
| No | 491 (93) | 1681 (99) | |
| Gallstones or gallbladder inflammation | |||
| Yes | 95 (18) | 207 (12) | |
| No | 432 (82) | 1493 (88) | |
| Alcohol (ever had at least one alcoholic drink per month) | |||
| Yes | 447 (84) | 1396 (82) | |
| No | 85 (16) | 305 (18) |