Table 4.

Postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing pancreatic resection for noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia –Fear of Hypoglycemia Scale worry scores. (Individual questions scaled: 0 – Never; 1 – Rarely; 2 – Sometimes; 3 – Often; 4 – Always; lower overall score is better.)

Because my blood sugar could go low, I worried about…	Median (mean) preop value	Median (mean) postop value	P value
Not recognizing/realizing I was having low blood sugar	3 (2.75)	2 (1.75)	<0.001
Not having food, fruit, or juice available	3 (2.60)	1.5 (1.63)	<0.001
Passing out in public	3 (2.67)	1 (0.88)	<0.001
Embarrassing myself or my friends in a social situation	3 (2.42)	0.5 (0.88)	<0.001
Having a hypoglycemic episode while alone	3.5 (3.02)	1 (1.56)	<0.001
Appearing stupid or drunk	3 (2.60)	1 (1.08)	<0.001
Losing control	3 (2.71)	1 (1.12)	<0.001
No one being around to help me during a hypoglycemic episode	3 (2.58)	1 (1.19)	<0.001
Having a hypoglycemic episode while driving	3 (2.94)	1 (1.31)	<0.001
Making a mistake or having and accident	4 (3.00)	1 (1.29)	<0.001
Getting a bad evaluation or being criticized	3 (2.31)	1 (1.10)	<0.001
Difficulty thinking clearly when responsible for others	3 (2.54)	1 (1.33)	<0.001
Feeling light-headed or dizzy	3 (3.02)	2 (1.58)	<0.001
Accidentally injuring myself or others	3 (2.44)	1 (1.25)	<0.001
Permanent injury or damage to my health or body	3 (2.56)	1 (1.23)	<0.001
Low blood sugar interfering with important things I was doing	4 (3.15)	2 (1.65)	<0.001
Becoming hypoglycemic during sleep	3 (2.50)	1 (1.62)	<0.001
Getting emotionally upset and difficult to deal with	3 (1.15)	1 (1.38)	<0.001
FOHS Worry Score (0–72)	55.5 (48.13)	18 (23.17)	<0.001