Table 2.
Distribution of 6056 cases of pancreatic cancer and 11 338 controls according to sex, age, race and other selected characteristics
| Characteristic | Cases, n (%) | Controls, n (%) |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 3387 (55.9) | 6511 (57.4) |
| Women | 2669 (44.1) | 4827 (42.6) |
| Age (years) | ||
| <55 | 1114 (18.4) | 2776 (24.5) |
| 55–64 | 1837 (30.3) | 3222 (28.4) |
| 65–74 | 2024 (33.4) | 3591 (31.7) |
| ≥75 | 1081 (17.9) | 1749 (15.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 5409 (89.3) | 9478 (83.6) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 356 (5.9) | 1119 (9.9) |
| Hispanic | 115 (1.9) | 220 (1.9) |
| Others | 171 (2.8) | 209 (1.8) |
| Missing | 5 (0.1) | 312 (2.8) |
| Education | ||
| Eighth grade or less | 1044 (17.2) | 2795 (24.7) |
| 9th–11th grade | 736 (12.2) | 1270 (11.2) |
| 12th grade or high school graduate | 1292 (21.3) | 1955 (17.2) |
| Some college or college graduate | 1941 (32.1) | 3454 (30.5) |
| ≥1 year of graduate school | 997 (16.5) | 1804 (15.9) |
| Missing | 46 (0.8) | 60 (0.5) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||
| <20 | 319 (5.3) | 596 (5.3) |
| 20 to <25 | 2152 (35.5) | 4757 (42.0) |
| 25 to <30 | 2316 (38.2) | 4357 (38.4) |
| ≥30 | 1191 (19.7) | 1478 (13.0) |
| Missing | 78 (1.3) | 150 (1.3) |
| History of diabetes | ||
| No | 4651 (76.8) | 10199 (90.0) |
| Yes | 1328 (21.9) | 1068 (9.4) |
| Missing | 77 (1.3) | 71 (0.6) |
| Alcohol drinking (drinks/day)a | ||
| 0 to <1 | 3502 (57.8) | 6235 (55.0) |
| 1 to <6 | 1678 (27.7) | 4090 (36.1) |
| ≥6 | 354 (5.9) | 656 (5.8) |
| Missing | 522 (8.6) | 357 (3.2) |
a
No information was available in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center study [17].