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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Nov 1;116(21):5054–5062. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25465

Table 1.

Characteristics of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Patients, Including Completion of Risk Factor Questionnaire

Not completed (N=629) Completed (N=1,232) Total (N=1,861) p*
Sex 0.029
 Male 375 (59.6%) 669 (54.3%) 1,044 (56.1%)
Age at time of pancreatic cancer diagnosis 0.002
 N 629 1,232 1,861
 Median 64.0 67.0 66.0
 Q1, Q3 56.0, 73.0 59.0, 74.0 58.0, 74.0
Vital Status 0.164
 Alive 102 (16.2%) 232 (18.8%) 334 (17.9%)
 Dead 527 (83.8%) 1,000 (81.2%) 1,527 (82.1%)
Site of Tumor 0.943
 Head 341 (54.6%) 700 (57.2%) 1,041 (56.3%)
 Body 87 (13.9%) 165 (13.5%) 252 (13.6%)
 Tail 66 (10.6%) 116 (9.5%) 182 (9.8%)
 Head & Body 43 (6.9%) 80 (6.5%) 123 (6.7%)
 Body & Tail 37 (5.9%) 79 (6.5%) 116 (6.3%)
 NOS 8 (1.3%) 16 (1.3%) 24 (1.3%)
 Uncinate Process 28 (4.5%) 45 (3.7%) 73 (4%)
Stage Group <0.001
 Resectable
  IA 12 (1.9%) 17 (1.4%) 29 (1.6%)
  IB 12 (1.9%) 55 (4.5%) 67 (3.6%)
  IIA 28 (4.5%) 111 (9%) 139 (7.5%)
  IIB 93 (14.8%) 232 (18.8%) 325 (17.5%)
 Locally Advanced 246 (39.1%) 405 (32.9%) 651 (35%)
 Metastatic 238 (37.8%) 412 (33.4%) 650 (34.9%)
Days Survival from Diagnosis <0.001
 N 629 1,232 1,861
 Mean (SD) 334.4 (384.51) 511.9 (578.95) 451.9 (528.02)
 Median 231.0 338.0 306.0
 Q1, Q3 107.0, 426.0 198.5, 569.5 166.0, 523.0
 Range (0.0–3,797.0) (1.0–5,899.0) (0.0–5,899.0)
Diabetes (self-reported or reported in medical record) 0.036
 Missing 251 81 332
 No 245 (64.8%) 812 (70.5%) 1,057 (69.1%)
 Yes 133 (35.2%) 339 (29.5%) 472 (30.9%)
Continuous BMI (usual adult, kg/m2) <0.001
 N 629 1,232 1,861
 Mean (SD) 29.4 (6.58) 28.1 (5.37) 28.5 (5.83)
 Median 28.2 27.4 27.6
 Q1, Q3 24.6, 32.6 24.4, 30.7 24.4, 31.2
 Range (16.4–59.0) (15.3–53.4) (15.3–59.0)
BMI by category(usual adult, kg/m2) <0.001
 < 18.5 6 (1%) 7 (0.6%) 13 (0.7%)
 18.5–24.99 (ref) 166 (26.4%) 368 (29.9%) 534 (28.7%)
 25.0–29.99 228 (36.2%) 493 (40%) 721 (38.7%)
 30.0–34.99 123 (19.6%) 238 (19.3%) 361 (19.4%)
 35.0–39.99 58 (9.2%) 80 (6.5%) 138 (7.4%)
 ≥ 40.0 48 (7.6%) 46 (3.7%) 94 (5.1%)
Weight Loss (as a % of usual adult weight) <0.001
 None 145 (23.1%) 211 (17.1%) 356 (19.1%)
 >0, ≤10 % 255 (40.5%) 382 (31%) 637 (34.2%)
 >10% 229 (36.4%) 639 (51.9%) 868 (46.6%)
Categorical FBG (mg/dL) 0.110
 Missing 159 (%) 259 (%) 418
 <100 82 (17.4%) 133 (13.7%) 215 (14.9%)
 100–125 177 (37.7%) 349 (35.9%) 526 (36.5%)
 126–150 85 (18.1%) 195 (20%) 280 (19.4%)
 151–200 75 (16%) 199 (20.5%) 274 (19%)
 >200 51 (10.9%) 97 (10%) 148 (10.3%)
Performance Score (Karnofsky)
90–100 -- 252 (26.8%) 252 (26.8%) --
80 -- 315 (33.7%) 315 (33.7%)
70 -- 257 (27.5%) 257 (27.5%)
60 -- 83 (8.9%) 83 (8.9%)
<50 -- 28 (3.0%) 28 (3.0%)

BMI = Body Mass Index, FBG = Fasting blood glucose,

*

comparison of subjects who did and did not complete risk factor questionnaires