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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2025; 17(8): 109743
Published online Aug 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i8.109743
Published online Aug 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i8.109743
Table 1 The baseline characteristics of patients with tumor-associated acute pancreatitis, n (%)
| Characteristics | Total (n = 167) | The early-diagnosis group (n = 75) | The delayed-diagnosis group (n = 92) | P value |
| Age, median (IQR), year | 63.9 (54.1-68.0) | 57.3 (54.5-62.5) | 68.2 (60.1-73.0) | 0.02a |
| Sex (F/M) | 97/70 | 41/34 | 56/36 | 0.59 |
| BMI, median (IQR) | 21.2 (20.3-22.4) | 21.1 (20.74-22.66) | 21.0 (20.3-22.1) | 0.20 |
| Smoking history | > 0.99 | |||
| Yes | 75 (44.9) | 32 (42.7) | 43 (46.7) | |
| No | 92 (55.1) | 43 (57.3) | 49 (53.4) | |
| Alcohol history | ||||
| Yes | 80 (47.9) | 15 (20.0) | 65 (70.7) | < 0.01a |
| No | 87 (52.1) | 60 (80.0) | 27 (29.3) | |
| Diabetes history | < 0.01a | |||
| Yes | 53 (31.7) | 6 (8.0) | 47 (51.1) | |
| No | 114 (68.3) | 69 (92.0) | 45 (48.9) | |
| Classification of AP | ||||
| MAP | 97 (58.1) | 40 (53.3) | 57 (70.0) | 0.33 |
| MSAP | 57(34.1) | 31(41.3) | 26(28.2) | |
| SAP | 13 (7.8) | 4 (5.4) | 9 (9.8) | |
| Family history of pancreatic cancer | > 0.99 | |||
| Yes | 10 (6.0) | 3 (4.0) | 7 (7.6) | |
| No | 157 (94.0) | 72 (96.0) | 85 (92.4) | |
| Admission way | 0.38 | |||
| Emergency admission | 47 (28.4) | 14 (18.7) | 33 (35.8) | |
| Outpatient admission | 120 (71.6) | 61 (81.3) | 59 (64.2) | |
- Citation: Xia CC, Ning LG, Xu Y, Xu GQ. Clinical characteristics and diagnostic factors of tumor-associated acute pancreatitis: A comparative analysis of early vs delayed diagnosis. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17(8): 109743
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v17/i8/109743.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v17.i8.109743