Associations between pancreatic juice GNAS and clinical variables in 111 subjects with pancreatic cysts
GNAS mutation (n) | GNAS WT (n) | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
p Value | HR (95% CI) | p Value | |||
Mean (SD) age (years) | 58.4 (9.6) | 62.0 (9.2) | 0.0492 | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 32 | 25 | 0.5952 | ||
Female | 33 | 21 | |||
Background | |||||
Sporadic | 19 | 5 | 0.0206 | 2.616 (0.837 to 8.171) | 0.0980 |
High-risk individuals | 46 | 41 | |||
High-risk subgroup* | |||||
Familial | 45 | 32 | 0.0053 | Not applicable | |
Familial + germline mutation† | 1 | 9 | |||
Cyst number | |||||
Solitary | 15 | 22 | 0.0064 | 2.584 (1.063 to 6.289) | 0.0362 |
Multiple | 50 | 24 | |||
Tumour size | |||||
≤3 mm | 5 | 12 | 0.0080 | 2.585 (0.770 to 8.685) | 0.1244 |
>3 mm | 60 | 34 | |||
Cyst location | |||||
Head and uncinate | 22 | 16 | 0.9184 | ||
Body and tail | 43 | 30 | |||
Multiseptal formation | |||||
Absent | 28 | 30 | 0.0214 | 1.375 (0.567 to 3.336) | 0.4807 |
Present | 37 | 16 | |||
Duct communication | |||||
Absent | 49 | 32 | 0.4964 | ||
Present | 16 | 14 | |||
Mural nodule | |||||
Absent | 57 | 44 | 0.1907 | ||
Present | 8 | 2 | |||
Dilation of the branch ducts | |||||
Absent | 54 | 34 | 0.2406 | ||
Present | 11 | 12 | |||
Dilation of the main pancreatic duct | |||||
Absent | 51 | 38 | 0.5892 | ||
Present | 14 | 8 | |||
Chronic pancreatitis | |||||
Absent | 48 | 34 | 0.9937 | ||
Present | 17 | 12 |