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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2017; 23(19): 3505-3512
Published online May 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i19.3505
Published online May 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i19.3505
Table 3 Comparison of baseline characteristics in ulcerative colitis patients who developed thiopurine-induced pancreatitis and non-pancreatitis ulcerative colitis patients n (%)
| Variable | Thiopurine-induced pancreatitis (n = 13) | No pancreatitis (n = 704)1 | P value |
| Male gender | 4 (30.8) | 434 (61.7) | 0.040 |
| Age at diagnosis of UC, yr, median (range) | 37.9 (12.1-57.3) | 34.8 (11.4-75.9) | 0.667 |
| Smoking status at diagnosis of UC | 0.576 | ||
| Never smoked | 10 (76.9) | 405 (57.6) | |
| Ex-smoker | 2 (15.4) | 168 (23.9) | |
| Current smoker | 1 (7.7) | 125 (17.8) | |
| Not documented | 0 | 5 (0.7) | |
| Disease extent at diagnosis of UC | 0.837 | ||
| Proctitis | 2 (15.4) | 167 (23.7) | |
| Left-sided | 3 (23.1) | 167 (23.7) | |
| Extensive | 6 (46.1) | 232 (33.0) | |
| Not documented | 2 (15.4) | 138 (19.6) | |
| Follow-up duration after UC diagnosis, mo, median (range) | 42.9 (10.7-169.2) | 91.5 (0.3-356.3) | 0.008 |
| Follow-up duration after pancreatitis diagnosis, mo, median (range) | 21.0 (0.3-89) |
- Citation: Kim JW, Hwang SW, Park SH, Song TJ, Kim MH, Lee HS, Ye BD, Yang DH, Kim KJ, Byeon JS, Myung SJ, Yang SK. Clinical course of ulcerative colitis patients who develop acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(19): 3505-3512
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i19/3505.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i19.3505