Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Vitamin D deficiency and prognostics among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Vitamin D level (ng/mL) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | No. (%) | Mean | Standard deviation | P value |
Age: | ||||
<50 years | 17 (10) | 20.59 | 8.70 | |
≥50 years | 161 (90) | 22.30 | 12.98 | 0.4731 |
Race: | ||||
White | 155 (87) | 23.00 | 12.44 | |
Non-white | 23 (13) | 13.95 | 10.89 | 0.0007 |
Gender: | ||||
Female | 82 (46) | 22.17 | 12.83 | |
Male | 96 (54) | 22.10 | 12.52 | 0.9722 |
Tumor stage: | ||||
I and II | 64 (36) | 19.33 | 9.85 | |
III and IV | 114 (64) | 23.71 | 13.74 | 0.0149 |
Season: | ||||
Autumn | 28 (16) | 23.57 | 13.80 | |
Winter | 56 (31) | 21.18 | 11.80 | |
Spring | 60 (34) | 21.12 | 12.61 | |
Summer | 34 (19) | 24.32 | 13.17 | 0.5566 |
Body mass index: | ||||
<25 kg/m2 | 68 (38) | 22.06 | 11.43 | |
≥25 kg/m2 | 110 (62) | 22.18 | 13.37 | 0.1659 |