Table 6.
Comparison of the characteristics of patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis and the community group
| Community group (n = 587) | Patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis (n = 18) | P value | OR (95%CI) | |
| Age (yr) | 56.8 ± 10.4 | 46.1 ± 14.4 | 0.000112 | |
| Female | 250 (43) | 9 (50) | 0.633 | |
| Brinkman index (cigarettes/d × years) | 244 ± 408 | 103.1 ± 174 | 0.0191 | |
| Alcohol intake (kg/yr) | 5.8 ± 7.8 | 1.06 ± 2.0 | < 0.000112 | |
| Clinical history | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 30 (5) | 1 (6) | 13 | |
| Hypertension | 109 (19) | 3 (17) | 13 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 67 (11) | 5 (28) | 0.0513 | |
| Any malignant neoplasm | 45 (8) | 0 (0) | 0.393 | |
| Autoimmune disease | 14 (2) | 4 (22) | 0.001023 | 11.6 (2.46-43.7) |
Values are presented as the n (%) or mean ± SD.
1
Welch’s t test;
2
Statistically significant after family-wise correction;
3
Fisher’s exact test.