Table 1 Patient data on samples used for serum and tissue extracts cytokine evaluation approaches

a Serum cytokine multiplexing

 Patients [n]

73

14

15

17

27

 Male [n] (%)

50 (68.5)

14 (100)

11 (73.3)

162 (70.6)

13 (48.1)

 Median age (IQR)

58.0 (21)

56.5 (21.3)

44.0 (25)

55.0 (16.5)

61.0 (13)

b Pancreatic tissue homogenate cytokine multiplexing

 Patients [n]

36

6

6

12

12

 Male [n] (%)

28 (77.8)

6 (100)

5 (83.3)

8 (66.7)

9 (75)

 Median age (IQR)

54.0 (21)

54.0 (12.0)

40.5 (21.25)

51.0 (12.5)

69.5 (24)