Table 2:
Basic clinical and biochemical characteristics by quartiles of CA19-9.
Variables
CA19-9 quartile
𝑃
value
1 (Lowest)
2
3
4 (Highest)
Age (y)
5
6
.
6
4
±
1
2
.
1
9
8
6
0
.
1
±
1
2
.
6
5
2
*
5
8
.
7
5
±
1
3
.
5
3
4
5
8
.
2
1
±
1
3
.
8
0
6
0.023
Duration (y)
8.0 (3.0–12.0)
9.0 (4.0–12.5)
8.0 (3.0–13.0)
8.0 (3.0–13.0)
0.327
ALT (U/L)
17.00 (13.00–26.00)
19.00 (13.75–30.00)
17.00 (13.00–75.00)
19.00 (12.00–29.00)
0.398
AST (U/L)
19.00 (15.00–24.00)
19.00 (16.00–24.75)
18.50 (16.00–24.00)
19.00 (16.00–25.00)
0.508
TC (mmol/L)
4
.
6
6
±
0
.
9
3
5
4
.
6
2
±
1
.
0
5
4
4
.
7
5
±
1
.
2
0
1
4
.
9
9
±
1
.
3
6
7
**##▲
0.001
TG (mmol/L)
1.45 (0.99–2.08)
1.43 (1.04–2.04)
1.47 (0.93–2.07)
1.44 (0.97–2.21)
0.739
HDL (mmol/L)
1
.
1
8
±
0
.
4
2
8
1
.
1
2
±
0
.
3
2
6
*
1
.
1
5
±
0
.
3
2
8
1
.
1
8
±
0
.
3
6
8
0.167
LDL (mmol/L)
3
.
1
1
±
0
.
8
4
9
3
.
1
0
±
0
.
9
1
4
3
.
1
6
±
1
.
0
3
2
3
.
2
7
±
1
.
0
8
6
0.168
BUN (mmol/L)
5
.
3
7
±
1
.
6
1
5
5
.
8
4
±
2
.
5
1
7
5
.
7
5
±
2
.
3
4
0
5
.
9
1
±
2
.
9
3
1
0.056
Cr (
μ
mol/L)
67.00 (57.00–78.25)
68.00 (57.00–81.00)
64.00 (54.00–77.00)
63.00 (51.75–80.50)
0.363
FPG (mmol/L)
6
.
8
4
±
2
.
3
6
7
7
.
9
3
±
2
.
7
5
2
**
8
.
7
3
±
3
.
2
6
3
**#
9
.
1
5
±
4
.
1
1
6
**##
<0.001
2hPG (mmol/L)
1
0
.
7
7
±
4
.
7
0
1
3
.
7
2
±
4
.
8
1
2
**
1
3
.
9
5
±
5
.
2
8
5
**
1
4
.
7
2
±
5
.
4
7
1
**
<0.001
HbA1c (%)
7
.
3
6
±
1
.
8
7
0
8
.
4
1
±
1
.
9
4
5
**
9
.
4
3
±
2
.
4
4
4
**##
1
0
.
4
9
±
2
.
7
6
8
**##▲▲
<0.001
GA (%)
2
1
.
8
9
±
5
.
8
7
4
2
4
.
3
0
±
6
.
8
1
9
*
2
7
.
1
8
±
8
.
4
5
5
**##
3
0
.
2
9
±
9
.
5
2
5
**##▲▲
<0.001
CP0 (ng/mL)
2.195 (1.383–4.228)
1.80 (1.18–2.695)
*
1.705 (1.04–2.553)
**
1.29 (0.64–2.03)
**#
<0.001
CP120 (ng/mL)
5.32 (2.85–15.05)
4.21 (2.53–5.82)
**
3.27 (1.76–5.44)
**#
2.38 (1.31–4.15)
**#
<0.001
Δ
CP (ng/mL)
2.76 (1.34–9.388)
2.09 (0.94–3.41)
**
1.55 (0.53–2.77)
**#
1.00 (0.41–2.06)
**#▲
<0.001
Data represent means ± S.D. or median (interquartile range),
*
𝑃
<
0
.
0
5
,
**
𝑃
<
0
.
0
1
versus group 1;
#
𝑃
<
0
.
0
5
,
##
𝑃
<
0
.
0
1
versus proup 2;
▲
𝑃
<
0
.
0
5
,
▲▲
𝑃
<
0
.
0
1
versus proup 3.