Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of resected pancreatic cancer patients1
Variable | Category | The US | Belgium | The Netherlands | Slovenia | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incidence (per 100,000)2 | Male | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 7.8 |
Female | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
Years of diagnosis | 2004–2015 | 2004–2013 | 2003–2014 | 2003–2013 | 2003–2014 | |
n | 9519 | 1105 | 982 | 118 | 113 | |
Diagnosis in 2010 or later | Yes | 5635 (59) | 579 (52) | 747 (76) | 67 (57) | 79 (70) |
Sex | Female | 4671 (49) | 522 (47) | 483 (49) | 50 (42) | 58 (51) |
Age (years) | Median (interquartile range) | 65 (58–72) | 65 (58–71) | 64 (57–69) | 61 (54–68) | 63 (59–70) |
Mean ± standard deviation | 65 ± 10 | 64 ± 10 | 62 ± 9 | 61 ± 9 | 64 ± 8 | |
< 50 | 706 (7) | 90 (8) | 92 (9) | 11 (9) | 4 (4) | |
50–59 | 2101 (22) | 264 (24) | 235 (24) | 38 (32) | 29 (26) | |
60–69 | 3464 (36) | 406 (37) | 417 (42) | 46 (39) | 50 (44) | |
≥ 70 | 3248 (34) | 345 (31) | 238 (24) | 23 (19) | 30 (27) | |
Tumor location3 | Pancreas head | 7314 (83) | 658 (82) | 820 (90) | 97 (92) | 91 (88) |
Pancreas body | 622 (7) | 58 (7) | 31 (3) | 5 (5) | 4 (4) | |
Pancreas tail | 845 (10) | 86 (11) | 63 (7) | 3 (3) | 8 (8) | |
Other | 738 (8) | 303 (27) | 68 (7) | 13 (11) | 10 (9) | |
T stage4 | T1 | 494 (5) | 56 (5) | 72 (7) | 0 (0) | 8 (8) |
T2 | 1192 (13) | 185 (17) | 182 (19) | 8 (7) | 28 (26) | |
T3 | 7815 (82) | 860 (78) | 727 (74) | 108 (93) | 70 (66) | |
N stage5 | N1 | 6339 (67) | 805 (73) | 703 (72) | 97 (84) | 60 (55) |
Differentiation6 | Well | 858 (10) | 149 (15) | 91 (11) | 12 (11) | 3 (3) |
Intermediate | 4540 (52) | 511 (52) | 423 (51) | 44 (40) | 64 (63) | |
Poor/undifferentiated | 3266 (38) | 326 (33) | 319 (38) | 55 (50) | 35 (34) |