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ACUTE PANCREATITIS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA IN A MULTI-ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATION.
Endocrine Practice 2018 May
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and predictors of hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP) in a multi-ethnic minority population.
METHODS: A retrospective, cross-sectional study from 2003 to 2013 of 1,157 adults with a serum triglyceride (TG) level ≥1,000 mg/dL comparing baseline characteristics and risk factors between those with and without HTG-AP.
RESULTS: Mean study population age was 49.2 ± 11.5 years; 75.6% were male, 31.6% African American, 38.4% Hispanic, 22.7% Caucasian, 5.7% Asian, and 1.6% Pacific Islander. Prevalence of HTG-AP was 9.2%. Patients with HTG-AP were significantly younger (41.3 years vs. 50.0 years; P<.001) than those without HTG-AP. Excessive alcohol intake (odds ratio [OR], 3.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.5 to 6.0; P<.001), gallstone disease (OR, 3.9; 95% CI, 1.4 to 10.8; P = .008), and TG >2,000 mg/dL (OR, 4.8; 95% CI, 3.1 to 7.4; P<.001) remained significant independent risk factors. TG levels for patients with HTG-AP were higher (median TG, 2,394 mg/dL; interquartile range [IQR], 1,152 to 4,339 mg/dL vs. median TG, 1,406 mg/dL; IQR, 1,180.7 to 1,876.5 mg/dL). TG levels >2,000 mg/dL were associated with higher incidence of AP (22% vs. 5%). Patients with TG levels <2,000 mg/dL and no risk factors had prevalence of 2% compared to 33.6% with one risk factor and TG >2,000 mg/dL. Patients with HTG-AP had higher incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis at admission (7.5% vs. 2.5%; P = .004).
CONCLUSION: TG level ≥2,000 mg/dL is associated with higher HTG-AP prevalence in ethnic minorities. Presence of excessive alcohol intake and/or gallstones further accentuates risk.
ABBREVIATIONS: AP = acute pancreatitis; CT = computed tomography; DM = diabetes mellitus; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HTG = hyper-triglyceridemia; HTG-AP = hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis; ROC = receiver operating characteristic; TG = triglyceride.
METHODS: A retrospective, cross-sectional study from 2003 to 2013 of 1,157 adults with a serum triglyceride (TG) level ≥1,000 mg/dL comparing baseline characteristics and risk factors between those with and without HTG-AP.
RESULTS: Mean study population age was 49.2 ± 11.5 years; 75.6% were male, 31.6% African American, 38.4% Hispanic, 22.7% Caucasian, 5.7% Asian, and 1.6% Pacific Islander. Prevalence of HTG-AP was 9.2%. Patients with HTG-AP were significantly younger (41.3 years vs. 50.0 years; P<.001) than those without HTG-AP. Excessive alcohol intake (odds ratio [OR], 3.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.5 to 6.0; P<.001), gallstone disease (OR, 3.9; 95% CI, 1.4 to 10.8; P = .008), and TG >2,000 mg/dL (OR, 4.8; 95% CI, 3.1 to 7.4; P<.001) remained significant independent risk factors. TG levels for patients with HTG-AP were higher (median TG, 2,394 mg/dL; interquartile range [IQR], 1,152 to 4,339 mg/dL vs. median TG, 1,406 mg/dL; IQR, 1,180.7 to 1,876.5 mg/dL). TG levels >2,000 mg/dL were associated with higher incidence of AP (22% vs. 5%). Patients with TG levels <2,000 mg/dL and no risk factors had prevalence of 2% compared to 33.6% with one risk factor and TG >2,000 mg/dL. Patients with HTG-AP had higher incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis at admission (7.5% vs. 2.5%; P = .004).
CONCLUSION: TG level ≥2,000 mg/dL is associated with higher HTG-AP prevalence in ethnic minorities. Presence of excessive alcohol intake and/or gallstones further accentuates risk.
ABBREVIATIONS: AP = acute pancreatitis; CT = computed tomography; DM = diabetes mellitus; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HTG = hyper-triglyceridemia; HTG-AP = hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis; ROC = receiver operating characteristic; TG = triglyceride.
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