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. 2016 Feb;5(1):38–42. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2304-3881.2015.07.04

Table 1. Demography and clinical presentation of pancreas cancer patients with and without DM.

Patient characteristics DM (n=30) Non DM (n=56) P value
Age in years [range] 67.8 [37-85] 58.5 [29-85] 0.0005
Gender (male/female) 19/11 36/20 1.00
Presenting symptoms (%)
   Jaundice 15 (50.0) 30 (53.6) 0.82
   Abdominal pain 9 (30.0) 30 (53.6) 0.04
   Weight loss 15 (50.0) 26 (46.4) 0.82
   Loss of appetite 9 (30.0) 20 (35.7) 0.64
   Abdominal lump 4 (13.3) 3 (5.4) 0.23
   Cholangitis 1 (3.3) 1 (1.8) 1.00
   Asymptomatic 4 (13.3) 1 (1.8) 0.05
Smoker (%) 3 (10.0) 10 (17.9) 0.53
Family history of pancreatic cancer (%) Nil 1 (1.8) 1.00