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. 2022 Dec 15;38(2):176–185. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2022.208

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (n = 96)

Characteristic Value
Age at the end of follow-up, yr 34.7 (10.5–81.2)
Follow-up duration, yr 6.2 (0–22.5)
Age of PJS diagnosis, yr 23.4 (0.9–72.4)
 < 10 11 (11.5)
 10–20 29 (30.2)
 20–30 14 (14.6)
 30–40 20 (20.8)
 40–50 9 (9.4)
 50–60 8 (8.3)
 60–70 4 (4.2)
 > 70 1 (1.0)
Sex
 Male 48 (50.0)
 Female 48 (50.0)
Family history of PJS
 Positive 22 (22.9)
 Negative 43 (44.8)
 Unknown 31 (32.3)
STK11 mutation
 Positive 25 (26.0)
 Negative 14 (14.6)
 Unchecked 57 (59.4)
Cancer 21 (21.9)
 Age of cancer diagnosis, yr 42.5 (15.5–59.7)
GI cancer 10 (10.4)
 Age of GI cancer diagnosis, yr 48.6 (16.2–66.6)
Extra-GI cancer 13 (13.5)
 Age of extra-GI cancer diagnosis, yr 38.0 (15.5–59.7)

Values are presented as median (range) or number (%).

PJS, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; STK11, serine/threonine kinase 11; GI, gastrointestinal.