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Table 2 Association between Cu serum concentration and risk of pancreatic cancer

From: Serum concentrations of Cu, Se, Fe and Zn in patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

Cancer site

Quartile

Copper concentration range (µg/l)

No. of cancer / controls

Pancreatic cancer

I

785.27-969.05

3/21

 

II

977.76-1119.26

10/14

 

III

1120.26-1363.22

12/12

 

IV

1395.82-2420.82

23/1

  1. II vs I: p = 0.049, OR = 5.000
  2. III vs I: p = 0.0114, OR = 7.000
  3. IV vs I: p< 0.0001, OR = 161.000