Clinical Study

Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Transabdominal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Early Chronic Pancreatitis

Table 4

Relationship between / and various variables.

rs

Age0.21460.0913
BMI (kg/m2)0.07130.9822
Body surface area (m2)0.06950.8866
PV/BSA (cm2/m2)0.70270.0008
Amylase (U/L)0.23160.1037
Lipase (U/L)0.28410.2288
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)0.15680.3331
Triglyceride (mg/dL)0.16120.8165
Serum CPR (ng/mL)0.07960.9688
HbA1c (%: NGSP)0.42440.0134
PFD test (%)0.36190.2156

Spearman’s ρ.
BMI: body mass index, BSA: body surface area, and PV: pancreatic volume.
CPR: C-peptide immunoreactivity and PFD: pancreatic function diagnostant.