Research Article
Cadmium Exposure and Pancreatic Cancer in South Louisiana
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
| Factor | Level | Cases | Controls | n | % | n | % |
| Gender | Male | 35 | 50.7 | 78 | 49.4 | Female | 34 | 49.3 | 80 | 50.6 |
| | <60 | 19 | 27.5 | 46 | 29.1 | Age | 60–69 | 17 | 24.6 | 41 | 26.0 | | 70+ | 33 | 47.8 | 71 | 44.9 |
| | White | 54 | 78.3 | 125 | 79.1 | Race | African-American | 15 | 21.7 | 29 | 18.4 | | Other | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Cajun
| No | 18 | 26.1 | 51 | 32.3 | Yes | 51 | 73.9 | 107 | 67.7 |
| Education
| < High school | 26 | 37.7 | 37 | 23.4 | High school + | 43 | 62.3 | 121 | 76.6 |
| Any first-degree relative with pancreatic cancer | No | 62 | 89.9 | 153 | 96.8 | Yes | 7 | 10.1 | 5 | 3.2 |
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