Table 2.
Pain Patterns and Pain Medication Use in Patients with EO-ICP, LO-ICP, Light to Moderate Drinking with CP, and ACPa
| Light to Moderate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Characteristic | EO-ICP (n=26) | LO-ICP (n=26) | Drinking with CP (n=154) | ACP (n=133) | P Value (Overall) | P Value (EO-ICP vs LO-ICP) |
| Pain pattern, No. (%) | ||||||
| None | 1 (4) | 8 (31) | 27 (18) | 19 (14) | .10 | .04 |
| Intermittent | 8 (31) | 10 (38) | 53 (34) | 34 (26) | ||
| Constant | 17 (65) | 8 (31) | 74 (48) | 80 (60) | ||
| Pain severity, No. (%) | ||||||
| None | 1 (4) | 8 (31) | 27 (18) | 19 (14) | .07 | .08 |
| Moderate | 5 (19) | 5 (19) | 31 (20) | 13 (10) | ||
| Severe | 20 (77) | 13 (50) | 96 (62) | 101 (76) | ||
| Pain medication, No. (%) | ||||||
| None | 5 (19) | 11 (42) | 65 (42) | 33 (25) | .01 | .27 |
| Nonnarcotics | 0 (0) | 2 (8) | 13 (8) | 7 (5) | ||
| Intermittent narcotics | 8 (31) | 7 (27) | 37 (24) | 29 (22) | ||
| Constant narcotics | 13 (50) | 6 (23) | 39 (25) | 64 (48) | ||
Abbreviations: ACP, alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis; CP, chronic pancreatitis; EO-ICP, early-onset idiopathic chronic pancreatitis; LO-ICP, late-onset idiopathic chronic pancreatitis.
a
Data shown only from the North American Pancreatitis Studies continuation and validation (NAPS2-CV) study.