|
Characteristics
|
N
|
M ± SD
|
p
|
|---|
|
Tissues
|
|
Adjacent non-cancerous tissues
|
4
|
9.728 ± 0.6995
|
0.1568
|
|
Pancreatic cancer
|
179
|
10.50 ± 1.073
| |
|
Age (years)
|
|
< 60
|
55
|
10.85 ± 1.010
|
0.0027*
|
|
≥ 60
|
124
|
10.34 ± 1.066
| |
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
99
|
1.172
|
0.8089
|
|
Female
|
80
|
0.9425
| |
|
Radiation therapy
|
|
No
|
120
|
10.48 ± 1.147
|
0.7639
|
|
Yes
|
44
|
10.54 ± 0.9448
| |
|
Smoking status
|
|
No
|
120
|
10.57 ± 0.9689
|
0.1918
|
|
Yes
|
59
|
10.35 ± 1.254
| |
|
Tumour location
|
|
Pancreas
|
178
|
10.49 ± 1.076
|
0.0193*
|
|
Metastasis
|
1
|
10.685
| |
|
Vital status
|
|
Alive
|
86
|
10.36 ± 1.167
|
0.0989
|
|
Dead
|
93
|
10.62 ± 0.9674
| |
|
Stage
|
|
Stage I–II
|
168
|
10.49 ± 1.083
|
0.9691
|
|
Stage III–IV
|
9
|
10.48 ± 0.7458
| |
|
T
|
|
T1-T2
|
32
|
10.63 ± 1.321
|
0.4649
|
|
T3-T4
|
146
|
10.47 ± 1.015
| |
|
N
|
|
No
|
124
|
10.47 ± 1.023
|
0.7403
|
|
Yes
|
54
|
10.53 ± 1.185
| |
|
M
|
|
No
|
174
|
10.50 ± 1.083
|
0.8312
|
|
Yes
|
5
|
10.39 ± 0.6852
| |
|
Residual tumour
|
|
No
|
111
|
10.44 ± 1.194
|
0.389
|
|
Yes
|
58
|
10.59 ± 0.8653
| |
- N indicates number, SD indicates standard deviation, M indicates mean, *indicates significant difference defined as p < 0.05
