Table 2 External validation set characteristics.
From: Serum biomarker-based early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas with ensemble learning
Variable | Cases | Controls | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
No. samples | 17 | 17 | Â |
Tumour site | |||
  Tail | Not collected | na |  |
  Body | Not collected | na |  |
  Body/tail | Not collected |  |  |
  Head | Not collected | na |  |
  Unspecified | Not collected | na |  |
Mean time to spin (h) (range) | (0.5–1.5) | (0.5–1.5) | – |
Mean age at sample draw (yr) (range) | 71.94 (43.00–88.00) | 54.47 (27.00–89.00) | 0.0054 (OR = 1.08) |
Mean BMI (kg/m2) (range) | 24.66 (12.04–41.35) | 23.84 (18.02–29.20) | 0.58 |
Gender | |||
  Male | 9 | 5 | 0.17 |
  Female | 8 | 12 |  |
Diabetes | |||
  Yes | 1 (Type II) | 4 (3 Type II, 1 unspecified) | 0.18 |
  No | 16 | 13 |  |
