Coexistent alcohol-related cirrhosis and chronic pancreatitis have a comparable phenotype to either disease alone: A comparative retrospective analysis

Table 1 Select demographics and characteristics in the study population, n (%)

	CD (n = 133)	ALC only (n = 135)	ACP only (n = 87)	P value (CD vs ALC only)	P valve (CD vs ACP only)
Age (at study entry), yr – mean ± SD	51.7 ± 12.0	54.6 ± 9.8	51.0 ± 12.3	0.029	0.684
Female	49 (38)	42 (31)	20 (23)	0.322	0.03
Race				0.015	0.52
Caucasian	97 (73)	113 (84)	61 (70)
Black	30 (23)	22 (16)	24 (28)
Other	6 (5)	0 (0)	2 (2)
Body mass indexa – mean ± SD	24.2 ± 7.0	27.8 ± 6.5	23.3 ± 5.4	< 0.001	0.281
Tobacco use	117 (88)	109 (81)	81 (93)	0.104	0.127
Smoking (one or more packs per day	31 (23)	23 (17)	24 (28)	0.29	0.392
Alcohol use (duration), yr – mean ± SD	26.7 ± 16.0	29.4 ± 13.8	23 ± 18.4	0.595	0.762
Hepatitis B Infection	7 (5)	17 (13)	2 (2)	0.036	0.278
Hepatitis C Infection	31 (23)	58 (43)	14 (16)	0.001	0.194
Non-Elective Hospital Admissionsb – median (IQR)	4 (1 - 12)	3 (0 - 7)	4 (1 - 8)	0.007	0.57
Duration of observation, yr – mean ± SD	10.8 ± 7.9	12.4 ± 7.6	11.8 ± 7.6	0.107	0.36

^aAt most recent contact.

^bCompared using Kruskal-Wallis test. ACP: Alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis; ALC: alcohol-related liver cirrhosis; CD: Coexistent disease; IQR: Interquartile range.