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. 2020 Mar 11;9(4):289–298. doi: 10.1530/EC-19-0541

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm patients.

Characteristics All patients (n = 174)
Gender, n (%)
 Male 82 (47.1)
 Female 92 (52.9)
Age, years (median, IQR) 53 (43–61)
Functionality, n (%)
 Nonfunctional 139 (79.9)
 Functional 35 (20.1)
  Insulinoma 32 (18.4)
  Glucagonoma 2 (1.1)
  Somatostatinoma 1 (0.6)
Tumor location, n (%)
 Head/neck 70 (40.2)
 Body/tail 103 (59.2)
 Multiple parts 1 (0.6)
Tumor size, cm (median, IQR) 2.7 (1.5–4.0)
Tumor focality, n (%)
 Single 167 (96.0)
 Multiple 7 (4.0)
Necrosis, n (%)
 Yes 8 (4.6)
 No 166 (95.4)
Nerve invasion, n (%)
 Yes 26 (14.9)
 No 148 (85.1)
Vascular invasion, n (%)
 Yes 28 (16.1)
 No 146 (83.9)
Lymph node metastases, n (%)
 Yes 15 (8.6)
 No 159 (91.4)
WHO grade, n (%)
 G1 73 (42.0)
 G2 88 (50.6)
 G3 13 (7.4)
TNM stage, n (%)
 I 54 (31.0)
 II 96 (55.2)
 III 15 (8.6)
 IV 9 (5.2)
Synchronous liver metastases, n (%)
 Yes 9 (5.2)
 No 165 (94.8)
Relapse, n (%)
 Yes 24 (13.8)
 No 142 (81.6)
 Unknown 8 (4.6)
Death, n (%)
 Yes 8 (4.6)
 No 152 (87.4)
 Unknown 14 (8.0)
Platelet count, ×109/L (median, IQR) 205 (167–244)
Neutrophil count, ×109/L (median, IQR) 3.3 (2.5–4.1)
Lymphocyte count, ×109/L (median, IQR) 1.9 (1.6–2.4)
Lymphocyte count, ×109/L (n, %)
 ≤1.4 30 (17.2)
 >1.4 144 (82.8)
Monocyte count, ×109/L (median, IQR) 0.38 (0.31–0.49)
Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (median, IQR) 104 (89–131)
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (median, IQR) 1.6 (1.3–2.2)
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, n (%)
 ≤1.9 115 (66.1)
 >1.9 59 (33.9)
Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (median, IQR) 5.0 (3.9–6.5)
Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, n (%)
 ≤5.0 90 (51.7)
 >5.0 84 (48.3)
Systemic immune-inflammation index (median, IQR) 342 (241–452)

IQR, interquartile range; WHO, World Health Organization.