Table 2.
Joint effect of aging and comorbidities on the outcomes of AP.
| Variables | Deceased vs. survivors | Severe vs. mild AP | LOH ≤9 days vs. LOH >9 days | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | OR (95% CI) | p-value | β | OR (95% CI) | p-value | β | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Age categories | |||||||||
| 18–34 years (young-aged) | NAa | NAa | 0.961 | 0 | 1 (reference) | 0 | 1 (reference) | ||
| 35–64 years (middle-aged) | 0.76 | 0.76 (0.35–1.67) | 0.493 | 2.00 | 7.40 (0.99–55.31) | 0.051 | 0.62 | 1.86 (1.22–2.83) | 0.004 |
| >65 years (old-aged) | 0 | 1 (ref) | 1.93 | 6.92 (0.91–52.70) | 0.062 | 0.40 | 1.50 (0.96–2.33) | 0.073 | |
| Comorbidity categories | |||||||||
| CCI = 0 (none) | 0 | 1 (reference) | 0 | 1 (reference) | 0 | 1 (reference) | |||
| CCI = 1 (mild) | 0.11 | 1.12 (0.32–3.90) | 0.863 | 0.04 | 1.04 (0.52–2.08) | 0.911 | 0.00 | 1.00 (0.75–1.34) | 0.983 |
| CCI = 2 (moderate) | 0.09 | 1.10 (0.26–4.68) | 0.900 | −0.02 | 0.98 (0.45–2.24) | 0.960 | 0.30 | 1.35 (0.95–1.92) | 0.092 |
| CCI > 2 (severe) | 1.50 | 4.48 (1.57–12.80) | 0.005 | 0.74 | 2.10 (1.08–4.09) | 0.029 | 0.15 | 1.16 (0.83–1.62) | 0.387 |
Red highlights indicate p < 0.05, orange highlights indicate p < 0.10 but ≥0.05. AP, acute pancreatitis; Charlson Comorbidity Index; CI, confidence interval; LOH, length of hospitalization; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio. aanalysis is impossible due to zero events.