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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2023; 29(30): 4671-4684
Published online Aug 14, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i30.4671
Published online Aug 14, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i30.4671
Incidence, prevalence, and comorbidities of chronic pancreatitis: A 7-year population-based study
Qiu-Yu Cai, Zhi-Yin Huang, Cheng-Wei Tang, Jing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Kun Tan, Xue-Li Zhang, Xu Han, Jing-Ping Pan, Sichuan Health Information Association, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Cai QY analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Tan K and Zhang XL collected the data; Han X established the database and cleaned the data; Pan JP managed the data; Huang ZY analyzed the data; Tang CW designed the study and revised the manuscript; Li J designed the study and revised the manuscript.
Supported by the Special Project on “Digital Development of Health” of the Health Information Center of Sichuan Province , China, No. 2021ZXKY06007; and the National Natural Science Fund of China , No. 82241054 and 82000613 .
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the biomedical ethics review committee of West China Hospital, Sichuan University.
Informed consent statement: The requirement for informed consent was waived in this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Jing Li, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. melody224@163.com
Received: March 27, 2023
Peer-review started: March 27, 2023
First decision: April 26, 2023
Revised: May 20, 2023
Accepted: July 11, 2023
Article in press: July 11, 2023
Published online: August 14, 2023
Peer-review started: March 27, 2023
First decision: April 26, 2023
Revised: May 20, 2023
Accepted: July 11, 2023
Article in press: July 11, 2023
Published online: August 14, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) remains a heavy health burden worldwide. However, available epidemiological data on CP in China are scarce. We conducted a population-based study on the incidence, prevalence, comorbidities, and disease burden of CP in Sichuan Province, China, from 2015 to 2021. We analyzed a total of 38090 patients, which represents the largest series of CP patients ever reported in China. We observed an increasing incidence and rising costs for CP-related hospitalization. The point prevalence rate of CP was 45.52 per 100000 individuals in 2021. Metabolic-related diseases and pancreatic tumors were among the most common comorbidities among CP patients.