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Table 3 Association between Fe 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

Iron concentration range (µg/l)

No. of cancer / controls

Pancreatic cancer

I

162.62-697.99

18/5

 

II

714.61-947.19

10/13

 

III

948.75-1193.73

7/16

 

IV

1200.90-2987.68

11/12

  1. I vs II: p = 0.0331, OR = 4.680
  2. I vs III p = 0.0027, OR = 8.229
  3. I vs IV: p = 0.0654, OR = 3.927