Table 1.
Distribution of demographic, lifestyle and health conditions variables among patients with diseases of the foregut, primarily pancreatic diseases, and deceased controls.
| RIH Subjects (n=77) | NDRI Subjects (n=34) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) | Characteristic | Mean (SD) |
| Age | 63 ± 13 | Age | 68 ± 15 |
| BMI | 27 ± 6 | BMI | 29 ± 6.5 |
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Sex | Sex | ||
| Male | 38 (49) | Male | 21 (62) |
| Female | 39 (51) | Female | 13 (38) |
| Race | Race | ||
| Caucasian | 72 (93.5) | Caucasian | 30 (88) |
| Black | 2 (2.6) | Black | 2 (6) |
| Other | 2 (2.6) | Other | 2 (6) |
| Smoking status | Smoking status | ||
| Ever smoker | 44 (58) | Ever smoker | 23 (68) |
| Chemotherapy | Cause of Death | ||
| Never | 52 (76.5) | Heart failure | 17 (50) |
| Prior to past 6 months | 7 (10.3) | Cardiopulmonary arrest | 5 (15) |
| In past 6 months | 9 (13.2) | Cerebrovascular accident | 1 (3) |
| Respiratory arrest | 2 (6) | ||
| Antibiotic use | Abdominal aortic aneurysm | 1 (3) | |
| Never | 13 (18.1) | Intracerebral hemorrhage | 1 (3) |
| Prior to past 6 months | 32 (44.2) | Liver cirrhosis | 1 (3) |
| In past 6 months | 21 (29.2) | Overdose | 1 (3) |
| Missing | 6 (8.3) | Parkinson’s disease | 1 (3) |
| Pneumonia | 1 (3) | ||
| Stent prior to surgery (yes) | 19 | Pulmonary embolism | 1 (3) |
| Pre-OP EUS | 20 | Pulmonary fibrosis | 1 (3) |
| Surgery for: | |||
| Pancreatic cancer | 51 (66.2) | ||
| Chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic cysts | 18 (23.4) | ||
| Other | 8 (10.4) | ||