Table 2. Comparison of patients with and without improvement in endocrine dysfunction post-endotherapy.
n = 60 | Improvement (n = 15) | No improvement (n = 45) | p-value |
Age (mean ± SD) years | 43.2 ±14.3 | 46.2 ± 12.3 | 0.14 |
Male, n (%) | 12 (80%) | 30 (66.6%) | 0.651 |
Etiology: idiopathic alcoholic | 11 (73.3%); 4 (26.6%) | 10 (22.2%); 29 (64.4%) | 0.004 |
MPD diameter (mean ± SD) mm | 6.24 ±1.17 | 5.14 ± 1.6 | 0.051 |
Intraductal calculi, n (%) | 6 (40%) | 19 (42.2%) | 0.416 |
Dominant stricture, n (%) | 4 (26.6%) | 12 (26.6%) | 0.545 |
CBD stricture, n (%) | 1 (6.6%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.384 |
Pseudocyst, n (%) | 1 (6.6%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.756 |
Steatorrhea, n (%) (prior to endotherapy) | 2 (13.3%) | 24 (53.3%) | 0.007 |
HbA1c (post-endotherapy) g/dl | 6.38 ± 1.64 | 8.07 ± 1.84 | <0.001 |