Table 5.

Causes of death of the patients diagnosed with an insulinoma in Finland during 1980–2010 and their control group matched for age, gender, and the place of residence. Data are presented as n (%).

	Patients (n = 79)	Controls (n = 316)
Deaths related to insulinoma	9 (11.4)	0 (0)
Deaths due to metastatic insulinoma	6 (7.6)	0 (0)
Deaths due to complications of the invasive diagnostics or pancreatic surgery	3 (3.8)	0 (0)
Deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system	8 (10.1)	29 (9.2)
Deaths due to tumours (other than insulinoma)	4 (5.1)	13 (4.1)
Deaths due to other causes	4 (5.1)	21 (6.6)
Alive at the end of follow-up	54 (68.4)	253 (80.1)