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 |