A Case Control Study on Alcohol Consumption and Pancreatitis

Keyur  Surati; Jainam  Shah; Yogesh  Modiya; Jatin  Modi; Kushal  Prajapati; Aneri  Shah

doi:10.55489/njcm.130620222076

Authors

Keyur Surati AMCMET College and L.G. Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Jainam Shah NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Yogesh Modiya NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Jatin Modi AMCMET College and L.G. Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Kushal Prajapati AMCMET College and L.G. Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Aneri Shah AMCMET College and L.G. Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.130620222076

Keywords:

alcohol drinking, pancreatitis, case control

Abstract

Introduction: In Western population, a threshold of 5 drinks per day may exist for alcohol to increase pancreatitis risk. Given ethnic differences in alcohol metabolism, we examined the associations between smoking, alcohol, and pancreatitis in Western Indians.

Methods: A case control study was conducted in a surgery department of a hospital in western India. Information on drinking was collected by in-person interview. Baseline characteristics and alcohol consumption was compared between cases of pancreatitis and control (without pancreatitis).

Results: Baseline characteristics of cases and control are Among 4% of the cases and 2% of the control, bile stone was found to be present and this difference was also statistically not significant. Alcohol use was associated with pancreatitis in a dose-dependent way. Those who were taking heavy amount of alcohol had more than five and half-time risk of developing pancreatitis compared to those who are not taking alcohol.

Conclusions: Indians are more prone to alcohol-related pancreatitis than Westerners, and alcohol consumption is the leading cause of pancreatitis in India.

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