Clinical characteristics of the 373 patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP)
| CP patients | |
|---|---|
| Available data for: *353 (95%) patients; †307 (82%) patients. | |
| ‡Percentage totals exceed 100% because of rounding. | |
| §At any time during the course of CP. | |
| ¶No acute pancreatitis, pseudocysts, duodenal stenosis, biliary liver disease, splenic or portal vein occlusion, need for pancreatic surgery, or insulin. | |
| Median age at onset of CP (y) | 40 (CI 17–67, range 5–86) |
| Median age at diagnosis of CP (y) | 42 (CI 20–68, range 12–86) |
| Median duration of follow up (y) | 9.2 (CI 2.2–27.2, range 2.0–34.8) |
| Male (%) | 322 (86) |
| Alcoholic CP (%) | 318 (85) |
| Alcohol consumption (g/day)* | |
| 0 (%) | 26 (7) |
| <20 (%) | 25 (7) |
| 20–120 (%) | 140 (40) |
| >120 (%) | 162 (46) |
| Tobacco consumption (pack years)†‡ | |
| 0 (%) | 36 (12) |
| <10 (%) | 24 (8) |
| 10–40 (%) | 159 (52) |
| >40 (%) | 88 (29) |
| Pancreatic calcifications (%) § | 308 (83) |
| Diabetes mellitus (%)§ | 202 (54) |
| Insulin requirement (%) § | 90 (24) |
| Bouts of acute pancreatitis (%) § | 207 (55) |
| Pseudocysts (%) § | 171 (46) |
| Duodenal stenosis (%) § | 69 (18) |
| Splenic or portal vein occlusion (%) § | 77 (21) |
| Liver disease/cirrhosis (%) § | 140 (38)/40 (11) |
| Biliary liver disease (%) § | 51 (14) |
| Elective surgery for CP (%) § | 222 (60) |
| Uncomplicated CP (%)§¶ | 42 (11) |
| Deaths (%) | 61 (16) |