Table 3.

Baseline characteristics of patients who had at least one biliary metal or plastic stent at the time of index cholangitis. Data presented as mean ± S.D. or number of events (%).

Characteristics	Entire Cohort (N = 303)	Stent Removed (N =149)	Stent not Removed (N =154)	P-value
Age (years)	63 ± 13	63 ± 14	63 ± 12	1.00
Sex (female)	137 (45)	61 (40)	76 (50)	0.08
History of diabetes	106 (35)	53 (35)	53 (35)	1.00
History of chemotherapy	199 (65)	87 (57)	112 (74)	0.003
Time interval between stent placement and index cholangitis (months)	81 [1,980]	48 [3,553]	132 [1,980]	--