Table 1.
Demographics, risk factors, and other select variables in patients receiving diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
| Chronic Pancreatitis patients with PERT Use (n = 11265, 30.4%) | Chronic Pancreatitis patients with no PERT use (n = 25796, 69.6%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years – mean(SD)) | 50.1 (14.4) | 51.7 (15.6) | <.0001 |
| Male | 5521 (49.0) | 12502 (48.5) | .3340 |
| West | 1932 (17.2) | 4133 (16.0) | |
| 3 | 4877 (43.3) | 9974 (38.7) | |
| Alcoholism, n (%) | 2814 (25.0) | 5076 (19.7) | <.0001 |
| Tobacco abuse, n (%) | 3394 (30.1) | 5566 (21.6) | <.0001 |
| Exocrine insufficiency evaluation performed – n (%) | 1214 (10.8) | 1193 (4.6) | <.0001 |
| Diabetes – n (%) | 4772 (42.4) | 8869 (34.4) | <.0001 |
| Osteoporosis or osteopenia – n (%) | 682 (6.1) | 1347 (5.2) | .0012 |
| Fracture diagnosis, n (%) | 2002 (17.8) | 4143 (16.1) | <.0001 |
| Pancreatic surgery performed – n (%) | 4024 (35.7) | 6349 (24.6) | <.0001 |
| Duration of enrollment (months, total) –median (IQR) | 55 (30, 78) | 55 (31, 78) | .8512 |
| Duration of enrollment (months, after CP diagnosis) – median (IQR) | 26 (13, 48) | 22 (10, 43) | <.0001 |
| Saw GI physician– n (%) | 5105 (45.3) | 6067 (23.5) | <.0001 |
| Cystic Fibrosis – n (%) | 138 (1.23) | 79 (0.31) | <.0001 |