Does an association exist between chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis in alcoholic subjects?

Table 1 General characteristic of patients with ACP, ALC or ASA

	ACP (n = 53)	ALC (n = 57)	ASA (n = 30)	P
Age at the beginning of the study	51.8 ± 9.7	56.1 ± 9.9	49.9 ± 7.9	CP vs LC, CP vs ASA, NS; LC vs ASA, P = 0.010
Men (%)	98	84	70	CP vs LC, P = 0.011; CP vs ASA, P = 0.001; LC vs ASA, NS
Age at diagnosis	39 ± 9.2	51.5 ± 9.6	-	P = 0.001
Alcohol intake (g/d)	120 ± (75-250)	118 (70-255)	121 (70-400)	NS
Years of alcoholism	20 (10-35)	25 (10-52)	18.5 (9-36)	CP vs LC, P = 0.01; LC vs ASA, P = 0.006; CP vs ASA, NS
Ethanol, kg of total intake	876 (273-2920)	1095 (481-3832)	965 (229-3358)	NS
Smoking	94.3%	80.7%	96.7%	CP vs LC, P = 0.030; CP vs ASA, NS; LC vs ASA, P = 0.035
BMI	23.4 ± 3.6	26.5 ± 4.4	24.8 ± 4.6	CP vs LC, P = 0.001

Data are expressed as mean ± SD, percentage or median (minimum-maximum). NS: Not significant.