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Table 1 Differences in study parameters between patients with GEP-NET and control group

From: Chronotype: what role in the context of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors?

Parameters

GEP-NET patients

n. 109

Control group

n. 109

*p-value

Demographic characteristics

 Gender (Males)

53 (48.6%)

53 (48.6%)

χ2 = 0.02, p = 0.892

 Age (years)

57.1 ± 16.0

56.2 ± 12.9

0.370

Clinical characteristics

 Smoking (No)

72 (66.1%)

42 (38.5%)

χ2 = 16.54, p < 0.001

 Physical activity (No)

60 (55.0%)

55 (50.5%)

χ2 = 0.29, p = 0.587

Anthropometric measurement

 BMI (kg/m2)

27.6 ± 5.3

28.2 ± 4.1

0.364

 Normal weight (n, %)

38 (34.9%)

27 (24.8%)

χ2 = 2.19, p = 0.099

 Overweight (n, %)

36 (33.0%)

53 (48.6%)

χ2 = 4.86, p = 0.028

 Grade I obesity (n, %)

29 (26.6%)

22 (20.2%)

χ2 = 0.92, p = 0.337

 Grade II obesity (n, %)

5 (4.6%)

6 (5.5%)

χ2 = 0.01, p = 1.000

 Grade III obesity (n, %)

1 (0.9%)

1 (0.9%)

χ2 = 0.51, p = 0.478

 WC Males (cm)

97.4 ± 13.5

92.9 ± 10.3

0.049

 WC Females (cm)

90.5 ± 15.2

84.1 ± 9.8

0.008

Blood pressure

 SBP (mmHg)

125.2 ± 12.0

120.5 ± 12.4

0.007

 DBP (mmHg)

76.7 ± 7.7

75.5 ± 7.9

0.209

Metabolic profile

 Glycemia levels (mg/dL)

108.1 ± 15.5

92.4 ± 14.6

< 0.001

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

190.9 ± 41.8

159.0 ± 30.9

< 0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

127.1 ± 51.6

109.7 ± 28.8

0.003

 LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

118.7 ± 40.0

86.7 ± 31.2

< 0.001

 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

46.8 ± 15.3

50.3 ± 8.1

0.034

MetS

 Number parameter

2.1 ± 1.5

1.0 ± 1.1

< 0.001

 Mets presence

40 (36.7%)

15 (13.8%)

χ2 = 14.00, p= 0.001

  1. GEP-NET: Gastroenteropancreatic tumors; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; MetS: metabolic syndrome
  2. *A p-value in bold type denotes a significant difference (p < 0.05)