Research Article

A Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and Fine-Needle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Solid Pancreatic Lesions

Table 1

Patient demographics.

FNA FNB

Sex (%)0.147
 Female29 (56.9)18 (41.9)
 Male22 (43.1)25 (58.1)
Age0.756
 Median (IQR)66.0 (55.0–75.0)66.0 (56.0–75.0)
 Mean (SD)64.8 (12.2)65.9 (12.7)
 Range33.0–83.036.0–88.0

FNA = fine needle aspiration; FNB = fine needle biopsy; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.