Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics.

	Total		CRT		CT
Characteristic	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	P-value*
Median age, years (63.0)							0.0501
<63.0	45	49.5	32	56.1	13	38.2
⩾63.0	46	50.5	25	43.9	21	61.8
Gender							1
Male	53	58.2	33	57.9	20	58.8
Female	38	41.8	24	42.1	14	41.2
PS							0.2681
0	26	28.6	17	29.8	9	26.5
1	63	69.2	40	70.2	23	67.6
2	2	2.2	0	0.0	2	5.9
Median tumour size, mm (37.4)							0.3862
<37.4 mm	44	48.4	14	41.2	30	52.6
⩾37.4 mm	47	51.6	20	58.8	27	47.4
Lymph node metastasis							1
Negative	64	70.3	40	70.2	24	70.6
Positive	27	29.7	17	29.8	10	29.4
Location of the tumour							0.0501
Head of pancreas	43	47.3	22	38.6	21	61.8
Body or tail of pancreas	48	52.7	35	61.4	13	38.2
CA19-9
<1000 U ml−1	62	68.1	39	68.4	23	67.6	1
⩾1000 U ml−1	29	31.9	18	31.6	11	32.4

Abbreviations: CRT=chemoradiotherapy; CT=chemotherapy; PS=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status.

*P-value: Fisher's exact test (two sided).