Table 1.
Patient demographic information
| Healthy controls | Chronic pancreatitis | Early stage PC | Late stage PC | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 47 | 35 | 48 | 47 | |
| Mean age (SE) | 56.9 (2.05) | 55.3 (2.55) | 68.8 (1.34) | 66.7 (1.55) | < 0.001 |
| Sex (N (%) | 0.01 | ||||
| Mal | 13 (27.7) | 19 (54.3) | 21 (43.8) | 26 (55.3) | 0.019 |
| Femal | 34 (72.3) | 16 (45.7) | 27 (56.2) | 19 (40.4) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.3) | |
| Race (N (%)) | 0.044 | ||||
| Caucasian | 44 (93.6) | 32 (91.4) | 48 (100) | 45 (95.7) | |
| African America | 2 (4.3) | 3 (8.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Asian | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.3) | |
| PC Stage (N (%)) | |||||
| Stage 1 | 5 (10.4) | ||||
| Stage 2a | 13 (27.1) | ||||
| Stage 2b | 30 (62.5) | ||||
| Stage 3 | 17 (36.2) | ||||
| Stage 4 | 30 (63.8) |
a
P-values for age was calculated using an ANOVA model. Race and gender distributions were compared between the groups using Fisher’s exact test and chi-square test, respectively. Missing values were not included in the significance testing.