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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Jan 22;23(8):1604–1613. doi: 10.1007/s11605-018-04084-x

Table 1:

Demographic and peri-operative clinical variables of 1,717 patients who underwent distal pancreatectomy (DP) or pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), at a single tertiary-care center between 2000 and 2015. (IDDM = insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM = non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus)

DP (n=421,
24.53%)
PD (n=1296,
75.47%)
Overall
Age (mean ± SD) 59.11±14.37 63.76 ±12.02 62.62 ± 12.79
Male 190 (45.13) 699 (53.94) 889 (51.78%)
Caucasian 354 (84.09) 1160 (89.51) 1514 (88.18%)
BMI (mean ± SD) 404, 29.20±6.60 1289,_ 27.09±5.58 27.59 ± 5.90
Tobacco Use 411, 105 (25.55) 1294, 325 (25.12) 1705, 430 (25.04%)
Alcohol Abuse 405, 7 (1.73) 1293, 59 (4.56) 1688, 66 (3.89%)
Family History Diabetes 402, 148 (36.82) 1265, 348 (27.51) 1667, 496 (28.89%)
Pathology 414 1290 1704
Malignant 217 (52.42) 1050 (81.40) 1267 (74.35%)
Benign 197 (47.58) 240 (18.60) 437 (25.65%)
Pancreatitis 419, 55 (13.13) 1296, 219 (16.90) 1715, 274 (15.98%)
Steatorrhea 386, 9 (2.33) 1290, 412 (31.94) 1676, 421 (25.12%)
Jaundice 406. 3 (0.74) 1293, 759 (58.70) 1696, 762 (44.85%)
Abdominal Pain 403, 241 (59.80) 1290, 796 (61.71) 1693, 1037 (61.25%)
Weight Loss 393, 145 (36.90) 1255, 717 (57.13) 1648, 862 (52.31%)
Albumin (mean ± SD) 384,_ 4.16±0.55 1274,_ 3.94±0.53 1658, 3.99 ± 0.54
Bilirubin (mean ± SD) 385,_ 0.43±0.32 1275,_ 3.44±5.74 1660, 2.74 ± 5.19
Hemoglobin A1c (mean ± SD) 76,_ 7.23±1.49 182,_ 7.23±1.57 258, 7.23 ± 1.54
Pre-operative DM
No DM 315 (74.82) 955 (73.69) 1270 (73.97%)
Type 1 – IDDM 5 (1.19) 20 (1.54) 25 (1.46%)
Type 2 – IDDM 26 (6.18) 144 (11.11) 170 (9.90%)
Type 2 – NIDDM 75 (17.81) 177 (13.66) 252 (14.68%)
Adjuvant Therapy (% of total, % of malignant) 419, 149 (35.56, ) 1274, 620 (48.67, ) 1693, 769 (45.42%, 60.69%)
Chemotherapy 420, 146 (34.76, ) 1272, 619 (48.66, ) 1692, 765 (45.21%, 60.38%)
Radiation 50 (11.90, ) 314 (25.20, ) 1666, 364 (21.85%, 28.73%)
Follow-up, months
(median, range)
20.64 (0.12–160.44) 16.68 (0.12–192.72) 17.88 (0.12 – 192.72)
Endocrine Insufficiency at Last Follow-up 127 (30.17) 219 (16.90) 346 (20.15%)
Time from Surgery to Endocrine Onset in Months (mean ± SD (interquartile range)) 22.46+24.91
(2.99–35.90)
28.74+ 37.66
(1.81–41.11)
27.20 ± 35.06
(2.14–39.35)
Diabetes Status at Last Follow-up 192 472 664
Type 1 – IDDM 5 (2.60) 20 (4.24) 25 (3.77%)
Type 2 – IDDM 120 (62.50) 317 (67.16) 437 (65.81%)
Type 2 – NIDDM 67 (34.90) 135 (28.60) 202 (30.42%)
Pre-operative DM with No Change in Management 64 (33.33) 252 (53.39) 316 (47.59%)
Type 1 – IDDM to Type 1 – IDDM 5 (2.60) 20 (4.24) 25 (3.77%)
Type 2 – NIDDM to Type 2 – NIDDM 33 (17.19) 88 (18.64) 121 (18.22%)
Type 2 – IDDM to Type 2 – IDDM 26 (13.54) 144 (30.51) 170 (25.60%)
Pre-operative DM with Escalation of Regimen (Type 2 – NIDDM to Type 2 – IDDM) 42 (21.88) 89 (18.86) 131 (19.73%)
No pre-operative DM to DM Post-operative 86 (44.79) 131 (27.76) 217 (32.68%)
No DM to Type 2 – IDDM 52 (27.08) 84 (17.80) 136 (20.48%)
No DM to Type 2 – NIDDM 34 (17.71) 47 (9.96) 81 (12.20%)
Exocrine Insufficiency at Last Follow-up 85 (20.19) 537 (41.44) 622 (36.23%)
Time from Surgery to Exocrine Onset in Months (mean ± SD (interquartile range)) 24.26+26.31
(2.40–41.39)
22.39 +35.54
(1.12–26.87)
22.85 ± 33.52
(1.25-29.98)