Table 2

Patient characteristics

 Biliary tract cancerPancreatic cancerComparator group
n=848 (%)n=2773 (%)n=15 395 (%)
Males (%)390 (46)1328 (48)7233 (47)
Mean age (±SD)71 (12)72 (12)71 (11)
Mean BMI (±SD)27 (5)27 (5)27 (5)
Smoking status (%)
 Never446 (53)1345 (49)8610 (56)
 Ex181 (21)586 (21)3635 (24)
 Current203 (24)760 (27)3090 (20)
 Missing18 (2)82 (3)60 (1)
Townsend score (%)
 (Most affluent) 1194 (23)739 (27)4176 (27)
 2197 (23)685 (25)3611 (24)
 3168 (20)542 (20)3176 (21)
 4140 (17)457 (17)2536 (17)
 (Most deprived) 5128 (15)290 (11)1542 (10)
 Missing21 (2)60 (2)354 (2)
  • Body mass index (BMI)=weight (kg)/(height(m))2.

  • BMI<18.5=underweight, BMI 18.5–25=normal, BMI 25–30=overweight, BMI >30=obese.