Digestion · 2009 · 41 citations · 0 references
MedicineOncologyPathologyCancer EpidemiologyGastrointestinal OncologyNutritional EpidemiologyAlcohol Use EpidemiologyPancreatic CancerPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic DisordersPancreatic PathologyCigarette Smoking PrevalenceMale-to-female RatioMatched Groups DesignPancreatic CalcificationPancreatic Cancer Prevalence
Alcohol abuse was observed in 32.9% of 150 collected patients with calcifying pancreatitis (male/female ratio 3.5:1.0; average age: 45), while no etiology was found in 41.5% of them. The comparison of occupation, cigarette smoking, daily intake of alcohol and food was made between age-matched groups of calcifying pancreatitis and pancreatic carcinoma. Only the frequency of alcohol intake was significantly higher in pancreatitis than in pancreatic carcinoma.