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World J Hepatol. Dec 28, 2017; 9(36): 1332-1339
Published online Dec 28, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i36.1332
Published online Dec 28, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i36.1332
Table 1 Demographic and medical characteristics among patients newly diagnosed with alcoholic liver cirrhosis or alcoholic pancreatitis 2008-2012 in Denmark according to a prior hospital contact with alcohol problems within 10 years n (%)
| Characteristic | Alcoholic liver cirrhosis (n = 7719) | Alcoholic pancreatitis (n = 1811) | ||||
| Yes | No | P value | Yes | No | P value | |
| Cohort, n | 3058 (40) | 4661 (60) | 719 (40) | 1092 (60) | ||
| Age, mean (range) | 57 (29-92) | 61 (28-93) | < 0.0001 | 53 (28-90) | 58 (28-92) | < 0.0001 |
| Sex, men | 2144 (70) | 3159 (68) | 0.03 | 562 (78) | 810 (74) | 0.05 |
| Civil status, married | 1338 (44) | 1681 (36) | < 0.0001 | 289 (40) | 345 (32) | 0.000 |
| Education (yr) | 0.001 | 0.38 | ||||
| ≤ 9 | 1479 (48) | 2062 (44) | 342 (48) | 483 (44) | ||
| 9-11 | 1170 (38) | 1950 (42) | 297 (41) | 481 (44) | ||
| ≥ 12 | 409 (14) | 649 (14) | 80 (11) | 128 (12) | ||
| Charlson comorbidity index | < 0.0001 | 0.02 | ||||
| 0 | 938 (31) | 1890 (41) | 263 (36) | 472 (43) | ||
| 1-2 | 1201 (39) | 1402 (30) | 285 (40) | 391 (36) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 919 (30) | 1369 (29) | 171 (24) | 229 (21) | ||
| Number of psychiatric comorbidities | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||||
| 0 | 2217 (73) | 4394 (94) | 478 (67) | 990 (91) | ||
| 1 | 522 (17) | 203 (4.6) | 139 (19) | 68 (6.0) | ||
| ≥ 2 | 319 (10) | 64 (1.4) | 102 (14) | 34 (3.0) | ||
- Citation: Askgaard G, Neermark S, Leon DA, Kjær MS, Tolstrup JS. Hospital contacts with alcohol problems prior to liver cirrhosis or pancreatitis diagnosis. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(36): 1332-1339
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v9/i36/1332.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i36.1332