Table 2. Distribution of pancreatic cancer cases, controls and odds ratios for selected subject characteristics.
Variable | Cases (n = 628) | Controls (n = 1193) | Age & Sex adjusted Odds Ratio |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age | 64.3 (10.2) Range 20–89 | 63.6 (8.9) Range 29–79 | N/A |
No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 329 (52%) | 621 (52%) | N/A |
Female | 299 (48%) | 572 (48%) | |
Ethnicity | |||
Caucasian | 530 (84%) | 1123 (94%) | 1.00 |
Non-Caucasian | 94 (15%) | 48 (4%) | 4.24 (2.96–6.15) |
BMI (categorical) | |||
<25.0 | 209 (33%) | 487 (41%) | 1.00 |
25.0–29.9 | 244 (39%) | 486 (41%) | 1.17 (0.93–1.47) |
≥30.0 | 156 (25%) | 209 (18%) | 1.76 (1.35–2.30) |
Family history of pancreas cancer in 1st or 2nd degree relative | |||
No | 530 (84%) | 1156 (97%) | 1.00 |
Yes | 98 (16%) | 37 (3%) | 5.75 (3.92–8.62) |