Table 1 Comparison of the baseline demographics of elderly and younger pancreatic cancer patients (n = 895)
|  | Total (n = 895) | Elderly group (n = 659) | Younger group (n = 236) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 71.9 ± 11.1 | 77.2 ± 6.9 | 57.2 ± 6.1 | NA | |
Sex (Female) | 435 (48.6%) | 354 (53.7%) | 81 (34.3%) | <.0001 | |
Tumor location, including the pancreatic head | 506 (56.5%) | 376 (57.1%) | 130 (55.1%) | 0.51 | |
Stage | I | 15 (1.7%) | 13 (2.0%) | 2 (0.8%) | 0.25 |
II | 18 (2.0%) | 16 (2.4%) | 2 (0.8%) | 0.14 | |
III | 57 (6.4%) | 39 (5.9%) | 18 (7.7%) | 0.36 | |
IVa | 232 (25.9%) | 172 (26.1%) | 60 (25.4%) | 0.84 | |
IVb | 573 (64.0%) | 419 (63.6%) | 154 (65.3%) | 0.65 | |
Treatment | CT | 519 (58.0%) | 344 (43.4%) | 175 (60.3%) | <.0001 |
BSC | 376 (42.0%) | 315 (39.8%) | 61 (21.0%) | <.0001 | |
Death resulting from PC | 584 (96.1%) | 419 (95.2%) | 165 (98.2%) | 0.09 | |