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Table 4 Univariate Analysis Evaluating Factors Associated with Pancreatic Abnormalities

From: Elevated hemoglobin A1c is associated with the presence of pancreatic cysts in a high-risk pancreatic surveillance program

Independent Variable

Patients with Cysts or Solid Lesions

(n = 32; 43.2%)

Patients Without Cysts or Solid Lesions

(n = 42; 56.8%)

P value

Age ≥ 60

28 (87.5)

21 (50.0)

<.01

Female Sex

21 (65.6)

24 (57.1)

.46

HbA1c > 5.7%

13 (40.6)

6 (14.3)

.01

BMI ≥ 25

21 (65.6)

26 (61.9)

.74

Current and Former Smokers

17 (53.1)

16 (38.1)

.20

FPC

23 (71.9)

28 (66.6)

.45

  1. HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, BMI Body Mass Index, FPC Familial pancreatic cancer