Diabetes and Younger Age Are Vital and Independent Risk Factors for Acute Pancreatitis in Patients with Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the patients.

	HNAP (n = 62)	HIAP (n = 62)	value
Age (years)			0.25
≥45	23 (37%)	17 (27%)
<45	39 (63%)	45 (73%)
Gender			0.09
Male	46 (74%)	37 (60%)
Female	16 (26%)	25 (40%)
History of drinking			0.09
Yes	11 (18%)	19 (31%)
No	51 (82%)	43 (69%)
History of smoking			0.08
Yes	10 (16%)	18 (29%)
No	52 (84%)	44 (71%)
Weight (kg)			0.58
≥70	35 (56%)	38 (61%)
<70	27 (44%)	24 (39%)
Hypertension			0.83
Yes	16 (26%)	15 (24%)
No	46 (74%)	47 (76%)
History of diabetes			0.001
Yes	7 (11%)	22 (35%)
No	55 (89%)	40 (65%)
Fasting glycemia (mmol/l)			<0.001
≥6.1	24 (39%)	44 (71%)
<6.1	38 (61%)	18 (29%)

HNAP, hypertriglyceridemia patients without acute pancreatitis; HIAP, hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis.