Table 3. Computed tomography severity index for recurrent acute pancreatitis and initial acute pancreatitis of different etiologies.
| Etiology | The early phase | The late phase | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAP (n’=529) | AP (n’=1,141) | P | RAP (n’=197) | AP (n’=823) | P | ||
| Alcoholism† | 4 [2, 4.75] | 3 [2, 4] | 0.38 | 6 [5, 7.5] | 4 [4, 6] | 0.006 | |
| Cholelithiasis† | 4 [2, 6] | 3 [2, 4] | 0.02 | 4 [4, 6] | 4 [2, 6] | 0.27 | |
| Hypertriglyceridemia† | 3 [2, 4] | 3 [3, 4] | 0.14 | 4 [3, 6] | 4 [3, 6] | 0.48 | |
| Multiple causes† | 3 [2, 4] | 3 [2, 4] | 0.91 | 5.5 [3, 6] | 4 [3, 6] | 0.16 | |
| Other/idiopathic causes† | 3 [2, 4] | 3 [2, 4] | 0.47 | 6 [3, 6] | 4 [3, 6] | 0.19 | |
†, data are the medians [interquartile ranges]. RAP, recurrent acute pancreatitis; AP, acute pancreatitis; n’, number of CT examinations.