Table 1.
Correlation between blood glucose level and the clinicopathologic characteristics of PC patients
| Clinical characteristic | n(%) | Blood glucose | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | High | ||||
| Age | |||||
| <61 (y)ª | 45(40.91) | 16 | 29 | 0.267 | 0.599 |
| ≥61 (y) | 65(59.09) | 20 | 45 | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 68(61.82) | 23 | 45 | 0.097 | 0.755 |
| Female | 42(38.18) | 13 | 29 | ||
| Tumor size | |||||
| <3 (cm) | 56(50.91) | 26 | 30 | 9.727 | 0.002 |
| ≥3 (cm) | 54(49.09) | 10 | 44 | ||
| Tumor location | |||||
| Head | 73(66.36) | 24 | 49 | 0.002 | 0.963 |
| Body and tail | 37(33.64) | 12 | 25 | ||
| Pathology type | |||||
| PDAC | 102(92.73) | 33 | 69 | 0.089 | 0.765 |
| Other | 8(7.27) | 3 | 5 | ||
| Histological grade | |||||
| Poor | 27(24.55) | 9 | 18 | 0.006 | 0.938 |
| Moderate/Well | 83(74.45) | 27 | 56 | ||
| TNM stage(UICC) | |||||
| I/II | 62(56.37) | 15 | 47 | 4.700 | 0.030 |
| III/IV | 48(43.63) | 21 | 27 | ||
| Metastasis | |||||
| + | 22(20.00) | 3 | 19 | 4.552 | 0.033 |
| - | 88(80.00) | 33 | 55 | ||
| Lymphatic metastasis | |||||
| + | 19(17.27) | 2 | 17 | 5.142 | 0.023 |
| - | 91(82.73) | 34 | 57 | ||
| Perineural invasion | |||||
| + | 22(20.00) | 2 | 20 | 6.978 | 0.008 |
| - | 88(80.00) | 34 | 54 | ||
ª Median age
The bold values mean their P-values <0.05