Table 3.
Case fatality rates per 100 patients, with odds ratios for the case fatality rates derived through logistic regression analysis, for the effects of age group and sex at 0-29 days and 30-364 days after hospital admission for acute pancreatitis, 1975-98
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0-29 day follow-up
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30-364 day follow up
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| No of admissions | No of deaths | Case fatality rate (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | No of deaths | Case fatality rate (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| Age group*: | |||||||
| <35 | 820 | 15 | 1.8 (0.9 to 2.7) | 1.00 | 8 | 1.0 (0.3 to 1.6) | 1.00 |
| 35-44 | 664 | 10 | 1.5 (0.6 to 2.4) | 0.82 (0.37 to 1.83) | 11 | 1.7 (0.7 to 2.6) | 1.69 (0.68 to 4.24) |
| 45-54 | 735 | 20 | 2.7 (1.5 to 3.9) | 1.49 (0.76 to 2.93) | 20 | 2.7 (1.5 to 3.9) | 2.82 (1.23 to 6.43) |
| 55-64 | 778 | 41 | 5.3 (3.7 to 6.9) | 2.99 (1.64 to 5.45) | 39 | 5.0 (3.4 to 6.6) | 5.38 (2.50 to 11.6) |
| 65-74 | 910 | 73 | 8.0 (6.2 to 9.8) | 4.72 (2.69 to 8.30) | 68 | 7.4 (5.7 to 9.2) | 8.30 (3.96 to 17.4) |
| 75+ | 1003 | 190 | 18.9 (16.2 to 21.6) | 12.91 (7.55 to 22.1) | 105 | 10.5 (8.5 to 12.5) | 12.31 (5.95 to 25.5) |
| Sex*: | |||||||
| Male | 2583 | 161 | 7.5 (6.3 to 8.7) | 1.00 | 124 | 5.3 (4.4 to 6.3) | 1.00 |
| Female | 2333 | 188 | 6.5 (5.6 to 7.5) | 0.88 (0.70 to 1.11) | 127 | 4.7 (3.8 to 5.5) | 0.86 (0.66 to 1.11) |
| All patients | 4910 | 349 | 7.1 (6.4 to 7.8) | 251 | 5.1 (4.5 to 5.8) | ||
*
Age specific mortality is adjusted for sex, and sex specific mortality is adjusted for age group. The ages of 6 patients admitted from 1975-98 were not known.