Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2015; 21(24): 7367-7374
Published online Jun 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7367
Table 2 Characteristics of the study population n (%)
Total AP patientsAP patients with DMAP patients without DMP value
Patients, n19542501704
Sex
Male1289 (66.0)185 (74.0)1104 (64.8)0.004
Female665 (34.0)65 (26.0)600 (35.2)
Age, yr, mean ± SD59.3 ± 18.060.3 ± 16.659.1 ± 18.20.319
Etiology
Alcoholic621 (31.8)97 (38.8)524 (30.8)0.107
Biliary482 (24.7)52 (20.8)430 (25.2)
Idiopathic319 (16.3)34 (13.6)285 (16.7)
Miscellaneous482 (24.7)60 (24.0)422 (24.8)
Undescribed50 (2.6)7 (2.8)43 (2.5)
BMI, mean ± SD22.5 ± 4.023.5 ± 4.222.3 ± 4.0< 0.001
Triglyceride, mg/dL,
median (1st, 3rd quartile)97 (64, 170.5)137 (79.5, 526)94 (63, 157.75)0.004