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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Muscle Nerve. 2017 Jul 24;57(2):316–320. doi: 10.1002/mus.25736

Table 1:

Characteristics of 220 DM patients who completed the tumor history questionnaire

No Tumor (N=178) Benign Only (N=27) Malignant (N=15)*
Patient Characteristics N Mean (SD) N Mean (SD) N Mean (SD)
Age (years)
 At study enrollment 178 45.63 (12.67) 27 52.93 (10.19) 15 60.53 (12.74)
 At DM diagnosis 174 34.25 (14.38) 23 35.09 (11.03) 15 41.80 (13.49)
 At first DM symptom 167 28.44 (15.20) 22 32.55 (12.65) 15 34.53 (14.39)
N % N % N %
Disease Duration (years)
 1–9 83 46.63 5 18.52 4 26.67
 10–19 62 34.83 8 29.63 4 26.67
 20+ 29 16.29 10 37.04 7 46.67
 Missing 4 2.25 4 14.81 0 0.00
DM Type
 DM1 (incl. congenital n=7) 174 97.75 25 92.59 15 100.00
 DM2 4 2.25 2 7.41 0 0.00
Gender
 Female 85 47.75 21 77.78 9 60.00
 Male 93 52.25 6 22.22 6 40.00
BMI (kg/m2)
 Underweight/Normal (<25) 82 46.07 16 59.26 4 26.67
 Overweight (25–29.99) 57 32.02 5 18.52 8 53.33
 Obese (30+) 31 17.42 2 7.41 3 20.00
 Missing 8 4.49 4 14.81 0 0.00
N % N % N %
Regular Smoking
 Never 118 66.29 18 66.67 12 80.00
 Former 40 22.47 5 18.52 3 20.00
 Current 20 11.24 4 14.81 0 0.00
Alcohol consumption
 Never 22 12.36 5 18.52 3 20.00
 <4 times a month 65 36.52 6 22.22 3 20.00
 Once a week 35 19.66 6 22.22 5 33.33
 2–3 days per week 34 19.10 4 14.81 2 13.33
 4–7 days per week 22 12.36 6 22.22 2 13.33
*

Includes 3 patients with both benign and malignant tumors.