Table 1.
Characteristics of patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy at UCSF-affiliated hospitals, 1989–2003.
| Characteristics | ML | LVHG | value† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (median), year | 61 (64) | 62 (62) | .887 |
| Sex, no. (%)‡ | — | — | |
| Male | 153 (50.8) | 59 (86.8) | — |
| Race, no. (%)‡ | — | — | |
| Asian | 33 (11) | 7 (10.4) | — |
| African american | 8 (2.7) | 13 (19.4) | — |
| Hispanic | 17 (5.6) | 5 (7.5) | — |
| Caucasian | 206 (68.4) | 37 (55.2) | — |
| Other | 37 (12.3) | 5 (7.5) | — |
| ASA Rating, no. (%)‡ | — | — | .605 |
| 1 | 4 (1.3) | 1 (3.8) | — |
| 2 | 142 (47.8) | 12 (46.2) | — |
| 3 | 148 (49.8) | 13 (50) | — |
| 4 | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | — |
†According to the Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous data or Fisher's exact test for categorical data.
‡Numbers may not sum to group total because data was not available for all patients.