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Table 1 Descriptive data of the patients

From: Cell-free DNA promoter hypermethylation in plasma as a diagnostic marker for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

  

Pancreatic cancer

Control group 1 (screened negative)

Control group 2 (chronic pancreatitis)

Control group 3 (acute pancreatitis)

Control groups 1 + 2

N

 

95

 

27

 

97

 

59

 

124

 

Mean age (years) (range)

 

66

45–85

60

37–82

57

22–87

56

22–87

58

22–87

Sex (% men)

 

57

60

12

44.44

67

69.07

32

54.24

79

63.71

Smoking status

Currently (%)

30

31.58

11

40.74

64

65.98

23

38.98

75

60.48

 

Previously (%)

33

34.74

7

25.93

24

24.74

11

18.64

31

25.00

 

Never (%)

30

31.58

9

33.33

9

9.28

23

38.98

18

14.52

 

Unknown status (%)

2

2.11

0

0

0

0

2

3.39

0

0

AJCC/UICC staging

I (IA and IB) (%)

11

11.58

        
 

II (IIA and IIB) (%)

29

30.53

        
 

III (%)

13

13.68

        
 

IV (%)

42

44.21