Table 2.

Patient characteristics

Characteristics	Total (n = 73)
Gender
Male	46
Female	27
Age (yrs), Median (range)	68 (42–84)
N Stage
N0	40
N1	33
Tumor Location
Head	51
Body/Tail	22
Longest Diameter of Tumor (cm), Median (range)	3.7 (1.0–7.5)
Serum CA19–9 Level (ng/mL), Median (range)	321.6 (2.0–1200.0)
Present of DM	15
ECOG Score
0	13
1	32
2	28

DM diabetes mellitus; ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group