Table 1.
General characteristics of analyzed patients and healthy individuals enrolled in the study (data presented as means ± SD or median [interquartile range])
| Parameters | Control group | Pancreatic cancer | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60 ± 7 | 62 ± 10 | 48 ± 19 |
| Gender (M-men/W-women) | 13-M/18-W | 12-M/25-W | 3-M/7-F |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.69 ± 3.57 | 22.73 ± 7.83 | 24.02 ± 3.51 |
| RBC (×1012 cells/L) | 4.77 ± 0.58 | 4.19 ± 0.93 | 4.74 ± 0.38 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 14.08 ± 1.74 | 12.57 ± 1.89* | 13.77 ± 0.82 |
| Platelets count (×109 cells/L) | 224 ± 62 | 264 ± 106 | 231 ± 48 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 2.91 ± 1.84 | 12.40 [4.80; 70.20]**,# | 3.00 [1.85; 7.00] |
| CA19.9 (U/mL) | 12.41 ± 5.27 | 486.35 [112.35; 1675.75]** | 9.48 [3.73; 15.14]** |
BMI-body mass index; RBC-red blood cells; Hb-hemoglobin; CRP-C-reactive protein;
*
P < 0.05;
**
P < 0.01 (vs “control” group);
#
P < 0.05 (vs “other” group).