Table 2.
Characteristics of the subjects with eight types of epithelial malignancies (n = 240) in addition to PDAC and normal subjects
| Pathological feature | BC | TC | OC | ESCC | GA | PA | NSCLC | CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (n) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Gender (n) | ||||||||
| Male | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 18 |
| Female | 30 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 12 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| ≤45 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 46-55 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| 55-65 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| >65 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Stage (n) | ||||||||
| I | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| II | 6 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| III | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| IV | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
BC: breast carcinoma; TC: thyroid carcinoma; OC: ovarian carcinoma; ESCC: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; GA: gastric adenocarcinoma; PA: prostate adenocarcinoma; NSCLC: non-small-cell lung carcinoma; CA: colorectal adenocarcinoma.