Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2013; 19(9): 1451-1457
Published online Mar 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i9.1451
Table 1 Univariate predictors of invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
FactorsNoninvasiveInvasivet/χ2P value
Gender
Male1224
Female6120.001.00
Age (yr)60.00 ± 8.4861.94 ± 7.76-0.840.40
Size of lesion (mm)1
≤ 30162
> 3022025.47< 0.01
Type
Non-branch duct1036
Branch duct8018.78< 0.01
Morphology of the lesion1
Unilocular cystic40
Multiocular cystic146
Cystic and solid01623.03< 0.01
Septum
Yes126
No63020.00 0.072
Solid appearance
Yes126
No171021.33< 0.01
Diameter of main pancreatic duct (mm)
≤ 8.251820
> 8.2501611.36< 0.01
Diameter of common bile duct (mm)
≤ 8.71812
> 8.702421.60< 0.01