Research Article
Endoscopic Ultrasound Findings in Patients Diagnosed with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency by Low Fecal Elastase-1
Table 1
Demographic, anthropometric, lifestyle factors, and presenting symptoms of study population.
| | Fecal elastase-1 levels | | | Overall | Severe EPI (<100 mcg/g) | Moderate EPI (100-200 mcg/g) | value |
| | Male | 40.0% (16/40) | 52.4% (11/21) | 26.3% (5/19) | 0.09 | | Age (year) | | | | 0.78 | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | 0.87 | | History of tobacco smoking | 60.0% (24/40) | 47.6% (10/21) | 73.7% (14/19) | 0.09 | | History of alcohol abuse | 37.5% (15/40) | 42.9% (9/21) | 31.6% (6/19) | 0.46 | | Reported diarrhea | 85.0% (36/40) | 85.7% (18/21) | 84.2% (16/19) | 0.89 | | Reported weight loss | 47.5% (19/40) | 52.4% (11/21) | 42.1% (8/19) | 0.52 | | Diabetes | 27.5% (11/40) | 38.1% (8/21) | 15.8% (3/19) | 0.11 |
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