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. 2020 Dec 29;36(4):359–367. doi: 10.47717/turkjsurg.2020.4924

Table 4. Factors affecting change in pain severity up to 6 months.

Parameter Univariate Regression Coefficient p Multivariate Regression Coefficient p
Age -0.0005 0.96    
Gender -0.45 0.24    
Symptoms
Vomiting
Anorexia or malnutrition

-0.48 
0.61

0.25 
0.06
   
Malabsorption 1.2 0.05    
H/o prior admission 0.05 0.46    
H/o alcohol intake 0.06 0.86    
H/o smoking 1.03 0.01 1.04 0.004
H/o gall stone disease -1.01 0.20    
H/o Diabetes Mellitus -0.85 0.98    
Period of symptoms 0.001      
Lab values        
Serum lipase 0.0001 0.66    
Fecal fat test -2.79 0.45 1.164 0.027
AST 0.009 0.20    
ALT -0.008 0.41    
Fasting blood sugar -0.008 0.13    
Post prandial blood sugar -0.005 0.05 -0.005 0.049
CECT findings        
Atrophy -0.09 0.80    
Pancreatic calcification -0.03 0.93    
Pancreatic duct diameter 0.09 0.01 0.087 0.01
Acute pancreatitis -0.36 0.44    
Portal venous thrombosis 0.81 0.04    
Ascites 0.11 0.90    
Cambridge score 0.05 0.73    
Treatment type        
Analgesics Reference      
Endoscopic intervention -0.42 0.34 -0.25 0.69
Surgery 0.37 0.16 0.27 0.39
Medical management        
NSAID Reference      
NSAID & opioids -0.44 0.001 0.38 0.26