Table 1.

Profile of patients with chronic pancreatitis matched for similar disease duration

	CP patients on Antox (n = 28)	CP patients NOT on Antox (n = 28)	P-value
Age (yr), median (range)	53 (24-82)	53 (31-74)	0.30 (Mann-Whitney U-test)
Etiologies	Alcohol: 13 (46%)	Alcohol: 17 (61%)
	Idiopathic: 13 (46%)	Idiopathic: 11 (39%)
	Others: 2 (8%)
Gender (male:female)	16:12	18:10	0.79 (Fisher’s exact test)
Duration of disease (yr), median (range)	8 (1-22)	7 (1-23)	0.85 (Mann-Whitney U-test)
Current cigarette smoking	8 (27%)	18 (62%)	0.01 (Fisher’s exact test)
Alcohol before diagnosis of CP	118 (48-240) g/d per person	160 (28-240) g/d per person	< 0.01 (Mann-Whitney U-test)
Alcohol intake, current mean (range)	25 (0-48) g/d per person	33 (0-96) g/d per person	0.63 (Mann-Whitney U-test)

CP: Chronic pancreatitis.