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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2012 Mar 13;118(20):5132–5139. doi: 10.1002/cncr.27490

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Cohort by Pancreatic Cancer Stage at Diagnosis

Characteristic All Patients Locoregional Resectable Locoregional Unresectable Distant P
No. % No. % No. % No. %
Total 15,037 2,078 14% 4,234 28% 8,725 58%
Age at diagnosis, y <.0001
 66–69 2,576 17% 464 22% 566 13% 1,546 18%
 70–74 3,807 25% 629 30% 933 22% 2,245 26%
 75–79 4,087 27% 594 29% 1,137 27% 2,356 27%
 80–84 2,926 19% 309 15% 914 22% 1,703 20%
 85+ 1,641 11% 82 4% 684 16% 875 10%
Sex <.0001
 Male 6,820 45% 889 43% 1,804 43% 4,127 47%
 Female 8,217 55% 1,189 57% 2,430 57% 4,598 53%
Race <.0001
 White 12,838 85% 1,875 90% 3,550 84% 7,413 85%
 Black 1,437 10% 114 5% 438 10% 885 10%
 Other 762 5% 89 4% 246 6% 427 5%
Census tract median income <.0001
 1st quartile 3,760 25% 403 19% 1,140 27% 2,217 25%
 2nd quartile 3,769 25% 499 24% 1,074 25% 2,196 25%
 3rd quartile 3,758 25% 541 26% 1,049 25% 2,168 25%
 4th quartile 3,750 25% 635 31% 971 23% 2,144 25%
Urban-rural residence <.05
 Metro 12,990 86% 1,830 88% 3,625 86% 7,535 86%
 Non-metro 2,047 14% 248 12% 609 14% 1,190 14%
Region <.0001
 Northeast 3,963 26% 614 30% 1,019 24% 2,330 27%
 South 2,605 17% 379 18% 745 18% 1,481 17%
 Midwest 2,195 15% 259 12% 620 15% 1,316 15%
 West 6,274 42% 826 40% 1,850 44% 3,598 41%
Married <.0001
 Yes 8,137 54% 1,277 61% 2,143 51% 4,717 54%
 No 6,421 43% 741 36% 1,945 46% 3,735 43%
 Unknown 479 3% 60 3% 146 3% 273 3%
Charlson comorbidity score <.0001
 0 7,928 53% 1,184 57% 2,177 51% 4,567 52%
 1 4,209 28% 597 29% 1,175 28% 2,437 28%
 2+ 2,900 19% 297 14% 882 21% 1,721 20%
Site <.0001
 Head 7,779 52% 1,558 75% 2,919 69% 3,302 38%
 Body/tail 3,278 22% 280 13% 525 12% 2,473 28%
 Duct/other 3,980 26% 240 12% 790 19% 2,950 34%