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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 69 patients with resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

From: Weak HIF-1alpha expression indicates poor prognosis in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Patient clinical data

n/N

Percent

Age at diagnosis

 < 65

34/69

49

 ≥ 65

35/69

51

Sex

 Male

36/69

52

 Female

33/69

48

Tumor size (mm)

 < 30

23/69

33

 30–40

31/69

45.0

 > 40

15/69

22

Tumor stage

 I

18/68

26

 II

44/68

65

 III–IV

6/68

9

Lymph nodes*

 Negative

34/68

50

 Positive

34/68

50

HIF-1alpha

 Strong

28/64

44

 Weak

36/64

56

BMI**

 < 25

19/46

41

 > 25

27/46

59

Smoking

 Smoker**

14/33

42

 Ex-smoker

7/33

21

 Non-smoker

12/33

36

Alcohol usage**

 Heavy

7/24

29

 Moderate-No

17/24

71

Chronic pancreatitis***

 Present

39/69

57

 Absent

30/69

43

  1. *Lymph node status and tumor stage were available from 68 patients
  2. **BMI was missing from 22, smoking status from 36 patients, and alcohol usage from 45 patients
  3. ***Present or absent chronic pancreatitis reported pre-operatively in the patient records or in the histological analysis