Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2020; 26(48): 7679-7692
Published online Dec 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i48.7679
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Variables
PDAC group, n = 41
Healthy control group, n = 69
P value
Age, average ± standard error61.17 ± 1.7964.64 ± 1.040.098
Gender, n (%)
Male24 (59)50 (72)0.132
Female17 (41)19 (28)
BMI, average ± standard error22.76 ± 0.9424.44 ± 0.39< 0.0001
Smoking history, n (%)17 (41)37 (54)0.217
Alcohol consumption, n (%)16 (39)30 (43)0.647
Dietary habit, n (%)
Oily and fatty food25 (61)21 (31)0.002
Salty food6 (15)8 (11)0.664
Light diet10 (24)40 (58)0.001
Chronic disease, n (%)
Hypertension1 (2)15 (22)0.006
Type II diabetes2 (5)6 (9)0.714
Both3 (7)5 (7)1.000
Loss of weight, n (%)23 (56)3 (4)0.0001
Primary cancer site, n (%)
Head31 (76)NANA
Body and tail10
Surgery, n (%)
Pancreaticoduodenectomy14 (34)NANA
Distal pancreatectomy6 (15)
Palliative intervention techniques21 (51)
AJCC stagingNANA
I-IIB20 (49)
III-IV21
Table 2 α-diversity indices of two groups

PDAC group, n = 41
Healthy control group, n = 69
P value
Shannon5.14 ± 0.675.67 ± 0.510.0001
Simpson0.90 ± 0.080.95 ± 0.020.0001
Chao1423.48 ± 55.69295.00 ± 54.050.0001
ACE424.00 ± 55.72293.97 ± 50.090.0001
Table 3 Flora abundance differences in pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients with symptomatic phenotype
Symptoms
Microbiome
Without symptoms
With symptoms
P value
BloatingPorphyromonas412.0 ± 394.3660.4 ± 461.00.039
Fusobacteria361.8 ± 184.4490.0 ± 186.60.024
Alloprevotella99.3 ± 81.9155.4 ± 124.10.041
Jaundice Prevotella669.4 ± 384.3403.2 ± 310.80.008
Dark brown urineVeillonella1863.8 ± 1449.21018.6 ± 766.70.035
Vomiting Alloprevotella130.3 ± 100.991.8 ± 134.40.036
Diarrhea Neisseria1360.3 ± 1256.63343.3± 1829.90.024
Campylobacter74.9 ± 87.2130.5 ± 59.70.034
Table 4 Oral bacteria distribution and risk of pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Odds ratio
95%CI
P value
Healthy control groupBase outcome
PDAC group
Age0.9560.8751.0460.327
BMI0.9730.7081.3380.866
Oily and fatty food0.7590.1224.7300.768
Streptococcus5.3441.28222.2820.021
Veillonella 0.1870.0550.6310.007
Neisseria 0.3090.1000.9520.041
Lactobacillus 0.7130.3571.4250.338
Leptotrichia 6.8861.42333.3370.016
Actinomyces4.5150.44445.8870.203
Haemophilus1.1850.5132.7380.691
Prevotella0.6730.2981.5190.341
Porphyromonas0.2940.0841.0330.056
Rothia1.2570.4673.3840.650
Fusobacterium1.0060.3353.0170.576