Table 3. Baseline characteristics in case-control substudy.
| Acute pancreatitis casesa | Matched controlsb | |||
| Type 2 DM patients | Non-DM patients | Type 2 DM patients | Non-DM patients | |
| Number of subjects | 244 | 1,128 | 629 | 4,840 |
| Female | 83 (34.0) | 499 (44.2) | 188 (29.9) | 2,130 (44.0) |
| Age (years) | 68.5±12.8 | 61.7±18.8 | 66.5±12.5 | 61.5±18.6 |
| Comorbidity | ||||
| Obesity | 0 | 2 (0.2) | 0 | 4 (0.1) |
| Dyslipidemia | 44 (18.0) | 96 (8.5) | 251 (39.9) | 476 (9.8) |
| Alcoholism | 2 (0.8) | 8 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) |
| Gallstones | 77 (31.6) | 434 (38.5) | 49 (7.8) | 160 (3.3) |
| Biliary obstruction | 34 (13.9) | 113 (10.0) | 10 (1.6) | 19 (0.4) |
| Other pancreas diseases excluding pancreatitis | 7 (2.9) | 24 (2.1) | 21 (3.3) | 31 (0.6) |
| Hepatitis B and C | 11 (4.5) | 31 (2.7) | 35 (5.6) | 127 (2.6) |
| Surgeries for digestive system diseases | 62 (25.4) | 145 (12.9) | 99 (15.7) | 402 (8.3) |
DM, diabetes mellitus.
Data are presented as means ± SD or numbers with percent in parenthesis. Characteristics presented at diagnosis for acute pancreatitis cases and at sampling visit for matched controls.
a
n = 1,372.
b
n = 5,469.