Table 1.
Description of study groups
| Group | PDAC | CARLA1 | CP | CARLA2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) |
male |
37 (53%) |
123 (53%) |
49 (82%) |
133 (83%) |
| |
female |
33 (47%) |
109 (47%) |
11 (18%) |
27 (17%) |
| |
total |
70 |
232 |
60 |
160 |
| Age (years) |
minimum |
41 |
46 |
36 |
45 |
| |
maximum |
77 |
77 |
74 |
74 |
| |
mean |
63.8 |
65.0 |
50.2 |
52.5 |
| median | 67.0 | 66.8 | 49.0 | 50.0 | |
PDAC: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; CP: chronic pancreatitis; CARLA1, CARLA2: healthy control groups which were age- and sex-matched to PDAC and CP, respectively.