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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 15, 2004; 10(22): 3328-3331
Published online Nov 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3328
Published online Nov 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3328
Table 1 Monthly distribution of acute pancreatitis by gender and risk factors
| Month | Total (n = 549) | Males (n = 285) | Females (n = 264) | Biliary tract disease (n = 286, 52.1%) | No bil. tract disease (n = 263, 48.9%) | Alcoholism (n = 48, 8.7%) | Fatal cases (n = 18, 3.2%) |
| January | 34 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| February | 46 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| March | 62 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 1 |
| April | 61 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| May | 56 | 32 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 44 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 40 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| August | 45 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| September | 39 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| October | 40 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| November | 46 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 3 |
| December | 36 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
- Citation: Gallerani M, Boari B, Salmi R, Manfredini R. Seasonal variation in the onset of acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(22): 3328-3331
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i22/3328.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3328