Characteristics of patients and controls
| Country | ACP | Controls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Male (%) | Median age (years) | Range (years) | Number | Male (%) | Median age (years) | Range (years) | |
| Germany | 871 | 747 (85.8) | 50 | 20–86 | 2853 | 1232 (43.2) | 56 | 18–81 |
| France | 90 | 76 (84.4) | 51 | 30–73 | 1064 | 552 (51.9) | n.a. | n.a. |
| Spain | 195 | 169 (86.7) | 50 | 17–85 | 46 | 23 (50) | 77 | 44–91 |
| The Netherlands | 237 | 181 (76.4) | 56 | 33–80 | 441 | 166 (37.6) | 50 | 18–99 |
| Hungary | 29 | 24 (82.8) | 56 | 40–80 | 35 | 26 (74.3) | 58 | 25–84 |
| Italy | 256 | 212 (82.8) | 55 | 27–88 | 326 | 105 (32.2) | 36 | 18–83 |
| Romania | 68 | 60 (88.2) | 48 | 28–78 | 69 | 44 (63.8) | 60.5 | 22–88 |
| Poland | 85 | 71 (83.5) | 51 | 28–98 | 89 | 41 (46.1) | 50 | 16–91 |
| The UK | 35 | 27 (77.1) | 42 | 17–62 | 184 | 98 (53.3) | 53 | 18–104 |
| Country | NACP | Controls | ||||||
| Number | Male (%) | Median age (years) | Range (years) | Number | Male (%) | Median age (years) | Range (years) | |
| Germany | 694 | 338 (48.7) | 16 | 0–71 | 2853* | 1,232* (43.2) | 56* | 18–81* |
| France | 415 | 210 (50.6) | 16 | 1–20 | 1064* | 552* (51.9) | n.a.* | n.a.* |
| The Netherlands | 87 | 48 (55.2) | 46 | 7–76 | 441* | 166* (37.6) | 50* | 18–99* |
Median age and range of age are displayed.
*Designates controls that were used for calculations to compare results with patients with alcohol-related CP (ACP) and NACP. In addition, 661 patients with alcohol-associated cirrhosis (480 men; median age 53.5 years; age range 25–80 years) and 898 alcohol-dependent patients (797 men; median age 41 years; age range 18–80 years) from Germany were used for comparison of results with German patients with ACP.
n.a., not available; NACP, non-alcoholic chronic pancreatitis; ACP, alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis.