Table 3. Characteristics of healthy donors and patients from whom serum samples were collected.

Healthy donors
Age: range (average)	Sample set 1: 39-71 (52)Sample set 2: 35-74 (55)
Gender: male/female	Sample set 1: 0.60Sample set 2: 0.62
CP patients
Age: range (average)	Sample set 1: 25-76 (44)Sample set 2: 24-78 (51)
Gender: male/female	Sample set 1: 0.70Sample set 2: 0.85
PDAC patients
Age: range (average)	Sample set 1: 39-74 (58)Sample set 2: 38-81 (61)
Gender: male/female	Sample set 1: 0.66Sample set 2: 0.67
Tumour localisation	% of cases
Pancreas head	55
Pancreas body	14
Pancreas tail	3
Papilla vateri	10
Multiple	18
Grading	% of cases
G2	48
G3	34
unknown	18
R classification	% of cases
R0	55
R1	38
R2	3