Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristics | Control Group (n = 39) | BBDC Group (n =34) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 57.05±8.73 | 59.21±7.22 | 0.408† |
| Sex | 1.000* | ||
| Male | 24 | 21 | |
| Female | 15 | 13 | |
| Clinical symptom | 0.983* | ||
| Jaundice with poor appetite | 21 | 19 | |
| Jaundice with emaciation | 11 | 9 | |
| Jaundice with recurrent fever | 7 | 6 | |
| Location of the tumor | 0.495* | ||
| Middle bile duct | 13 | 16 | |
| Distal bile duct | 17 | 11 | |
| Hilar bile duct | 9 | 7 | |
| Stenosis length (mm), mean ± SD | 31.31±5.90 | 29.07±7.76 | 0.343† |
| Reason for unresectability | 0.720* | ||
| Metastases | 17 | 13 | |
| Local infiltration | 12 | 14 | |
| Refusal/intolerance to surgical treatment | 10 | 7 |
Notes: *Pearson chi-square test was used. †Independent samples t-test was used.