Table 1

 Clinical characteristics of patients with pancreatic diseases and controls

CharacteristicCzech RepublicGermanyNetherlands
ACPICP/HPCOACPICP/HPAPPCCOAlc COACPICP/HPCOAlc CO
n385531914813615320143230775927593
Sex
    Male/female32/633/22134/14*73/63101/52*110/91184/19526/454/2330/29144/13164/29
    Unknown31953
Age (years)
    Mean (SD)53 (17)30 (18)43 (9)30 (19)*54 (17)62 (9)*56 (14)42 (8)50 (9)*41 (18)34 (5)45 (14)
    Unknown319107
Smoking
    Yes/no0/590/2512/3565/726/1927/6584/9
    Unknown385531914877153176385305141830
SwitzerlandAll countries
CharacteristicACPICP/HPPCCOACPICP/HPAPPCCOAlc CO
*p<0.05 v control group from the same country.
ACP, alcoholic chronic pancreatitis; Alc CO, alcoholic control subjects; AP, acute pancreatitis; CO, healthy control subjects; ICP/HP, idiopathic chronic pancreatitis/hereditary chronic pancreatitis; PC, pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
n5516353833182661532361409123
Sex
    Male/female52/3*9/79/16250/128272/46*145/121101/52129/107578/45490/33
    Unknown5377
Age (years)
    Mean (SD)35 (8)*21 (5)*63 (10)*47 (13)45 (10)32 (20)*54 (17)62 (10)*50 (22)43 (9)
    Unknown426
Smoking
    Yes/no8/1565/726/788/4039/10084/9
    Unknown551612383246162153188127030