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. 2016 Apr 11;34(16):1898–1904. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.3511

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma With Diabetes

Characteristic Metformin Use Total (N = 980) P
Ever (n = 366) Never (n = 614)
Age, years .18
 Mean (SD) 66.8 (10.2) 67.7 (10.6) 67.4 (10.4)
 Median 68.0 68.0 68.0
 Q1, Q3 60.0, 74.0 60.0, 76.0 60.0, 75.0
 Range 37.0-92.0 29.0-93.0 29.0-93.0
Gender, No. (%) .09
 Male 227 (62.0) 347 (56.5) 574 (58.6)
 Female 139 (38.0) 267 (43.5) 406 (41.4)
Race, No. (%) .10
 White 338 (94.4) 569 (96.6) 907 (95.8)
 Non-White 20 (5.6) 20 (3.4) 40 (4.2)
 Missing 8 25 33
Usual BMI .007
 No. 325 539 864
 Mean (SD) 31.4 (6.2) 30.3 (6.2) 30.7 (6.2)
 Median 30.4 29.3 29.7
 Q1, Q3 27.0, 34.7 26.2, 33.5 26.5, 34.2
 Range 19.7-59.0 16.9-62.2 16.9-62.2
Duration of diabetes, years < .001
 > 2 (long-standing DM) 203 (55.5%) 197 (32.1%) 400 (40.8%)
 0-2 (new-onset DM) 163 (44.5%) 417 (67.9%) 580 (59.2%)
Maximum tumor dimension, cm* .90
 No. 93 174 267
 Mean (SD) 3.8 (1.4) 3.8 (1.5) 3.8 (1.5)
 Median 3.5 3.7 3.7
 Q1, Q3 3.0, 4.5 2.8, 4.5 2.8, 4.5
 Range 0.0-8.4 0.3-9.0 0.0-9.0
Stage of disease, No. (%) .30
 Resected 97 (26.5) 187 (30.5) 284 (29.0)
 Locally Advanced 132 (36.1) 222 (36.2) 354 (36.2)
 Metastatic 137 (37.4) 204 (33.3) 341 (34.8)
 Missing 0 1 1

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; SD, standard deviation, Q1, 25th percentile; Q3, 75th percentile.

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Maximum tumor dimension measure is primarily available in patients with resected stage.