Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population n (%)
| Total AP patients | AP patients with DM | AP patients without DM | P value | |
| Patients, n | 1954 | 250 | 1704 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1289 (66.0) | 185 (74.0) | 1104 (64.8) | 0.004 |
| Female | 665 (34.0) | 65 (26.0) | 600 (35.2) | |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 59.3 ± 18.0 | 60.3 ± 16.6 | 59.1 ± 18.2 | 0.319 |
| Etiology | ||||
| Alcoholic | 621 (31.8) | 97 (38.8) | 524 (30.8) | 0.107 |
| Biliary | 482 (24.7) | 52 (20.8) | 430 (25.2) | |
| Idiopathic | 319 (16.3) | 34 (13.6) | 285 (16.7) | |
| Miscellaneous | 482 (24.7) | 60 (24.0) | 422 (24.8) | |
| Undescribed | 50 (2.6) | 7 (2.8) | 43 (2.5) | |
| BMI, mean ± SD | 22.5 ± 4.0 | 23.5 ± 4.2 | 22.3 ± 4.0 | < 0.001 |
| Triglyceride, mg/dL, | ||||
| median (1st, 3rd quartile) | 97 (64, 170.5) | 137 (79.5, 526) | 94 (63, 157.75) | 0.004 |
AP: Acute pancreatitis; DM: Diabetes mellitus.