Table I.

Baseline characteristics of pancreatic cancer cases and non-cases

Baseline characteristics of pancreatic cancer cases and non-cases	Cases (n=481) n(%)	Non-cases (n=3179) n(%)
Year of birth
1925-1929	172 (35.8)	933 (29.3)
1930-1934	169 (35.1)	915 (28.8)
1935-1939	60 (12.5)	366 (11.5)
1940-1944	22 (4.6)	163 (5.1)
1945-1949	22 (4.6)	281 (8.8)
1950-1954	26 (5.4)	321 (10.1)
1955-1958	10 (2.1)	200 (6.3)
Smoking status
Never smoked	440 (91.5)	3035 (95.5)
Former smoker	8 (1.7)	26 (0.8)
Current smoker	33 (6.9)	118 (3.7)
Alcohol consumption
Never	396 (82.3)	2605 (81.9)
Less than weekly	63 (13.1)	480 (15.1)
Greater than weekly	22 (4.6)	94 (3.0)
Working status at interview
Employed	95 (19.8)	1071 (33.7)
Retired	386 (80.2)	2108 (66.3)