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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2025; 17(9): 108277
Published online Sep 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i9.108277
Published online Sep 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i9.108277
Table 1 General information and demographic characteristics of patients, n (%)
| Items | Non-PNI group (n = 17) | PNI group (n = 65) | t | P value |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 60.42 ± 4.36 | 59.87 ± 3.25 | 0.485 | 0.633 |
| Gender (male/female) | 10 (58.82)/7(41.18) | 33 (50.77)/32 (49.23) | 0.102 | 0.749 |
| BMI (kg/cm2), mean ± SD | 25.64 ± 2.98 | 24.85 ± 2.67 | 0.987 | 0.334 |
| Course of disease (months), mean ± SD | 5.46 ± 1.87 | 5.67 ± 2.01 | 0.411 | 0.684 |
| Smoking history (yes/no) | 7 (41.18) | 24 (36.92) | 0.002 | 0.967 |
| Drinking history (yes/no) | 8 (47.06) | 28 (43.08) | 0.000 | 0.984 |
| Family history of pancreatic cancer (yes/no) | 3 (17.65) | 14 (21.54) | 0.000 | 0.987 |
- Citation: Lu XL, Ge C, Wang RC, Zang H. Correlation between perineural invasion and clinicopathological characteristics in pancreatic cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17(9): 108277
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v17/i9/108277.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v17.i9.108277