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Table 1 Baseline data of the study population

From: Complex interplay between type 2 diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer: insights from observational and mendelian randomization analyses

 

Control group

Patients

  

N = 582

N = 581

T

P value

n

%

n

%

  

Age

62.47 ± 16.91

 

67.34 ± 12.02

   

Sex

    

3.73

0.05

Male

317

54.47

349

60.07

  

Female

265

45.53

232

39.93

  

Education

    

15.97

< 0.001

Primary school and below

338

58.08

390

67.13

  

Junior

123

21.13

74

12.74

  

High school or above

121

20.79

117

20.14

  

Marriage status

    

8.06

0.02

Married/remarried

476

81.79

507

87.26

  

Unmarried/divorce

106

18.21

73

12.56

  

Widowed

0

0.00

1

0.17

  

Alcohol a

    

3.71

0.29

Never

481

82.65

469

80.72

  

Ever

21

3.61

34

5.85

  

Moderate

66

11.34

61

10.50

  

Heavy

14

2.41

17

2.93

  

Smoking status b

    

6.16

0.05

Never

475

81.62

448

77.11

  

Ever

26

4.47

45

7.75

  

Current

81

13.92

88

15.15

  

Overweight/obesity status c

    

5.11

0.02

Yes

182

31.27

147

25.30

  

No

400

68.73

434

74.70

  

Hypertension status

    

1.62

0.20

Yes

231

39.69

252

43.37

  

No

351

60.31

329

56.63

  

CHD status

    

2.77

0.10

Yes

129

22.16

106

18.24

  

No

453

77.84

475

81.76

  
  1. Note: Data are presented as the number (%) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. CHD, coronary heart disease
  3. a Moderate alcohol consumption was defined as alcohol intake > 1 occasion/week that was sustained for more than six continuous months. Heavy alcohol consumption was defined as 210 g of weekly alcohol for males and 140 g for females
  4. b Smoking was defined as smoking > 1 cigarette/day for more than six consecutive months
  5. c Overweight/obesitywas defined as a BMI (body mass index) > 24 kg/m2
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