Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

A prospective cohort study on risk of acute pancreatitis related to serum triglycerides, cholesterol and fasting glucose

Lindkvist, Bjorn ; Appelros, Stefan LU ; Regnér, Sara LU orcid and Manjer, Jonas LU (2012) In Pancreatology 12(4). p.317-324
Abstract
Background/objectives: To investigate risk for acute pancreatitis related to moderately elevated triglycerides, cholesterol and fasting glucose. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study in Malmo, Sweden of 33 346 subjects investigated 1974 - 1992 and followed until December 31, 2006. Baseline investigation included a self-administered questionnaire and analysis of serum triglycerides, cholesterol and fasting glucose. Cases of acute pancreatitis (n = 277, median time since baseline investigation 15.6 years) were identified in diagnosis registries and validated retrospectively. Attacks were classified as obstructive or non obstructive (alcohol or non alcohol related). Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to calculate hazard ratios... (More)
Background/objectives: To investigate risk for acute pancreatitis related to moderately elevated triglycerides, cholesterol and fasting glucose. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study in Malmo, Sweden of 33 346 subjects investigated 1974 - 1992 and followed until December 31, 2006. Baseline investigation included a self-administered questionnaire and analysis of serum triglycerides, cholesterol and fasting glucose. Cases of acute pancreatitis (n = 277, median time since baseline investigation 15.6 years) were identified in diagnosis registries and validated retrospectively. Attacks were classified as obstructive or non obstructive (alcohol or non alcohol related). Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) for acute pancreatitis related to relevant risk factors, adjusting for age, sex, smoking habits and alcohol consumption. Results: Triglycerides were associated with overall, non obstructive and non obstructive non alcohol related acute pancreatitis with adjusted HRs of 1.21 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.07-1.36), 1.23 (95% CI, 1.06-2.43) and 1.34 (95% Cl, 1.11-1.62) per 1 mmol/l increment, respectively. Corresponding HRs for forth versus first quartile of triglycerides were 1.55 (95% Cl, 1.09-2.21), 1.60 (95% Cl, 1.60-1.01-1.35) and 2.07 (95% Cl, 1.13-3.79). Triglycerides were not associated with obstructive acute pancreatitis and there were no associations between glucose or cholesterol and the risk of acute pancreatitis. Conclusions: We found an association between prediagnostic levels of triglycerides and risk for acute pancreatitis. This association was most pronounced in the non obstructive non alcohol related group. Our findings suggest that triglycerides may be a more important risk factor for acute pancreatitis than what has previously been estimated. Copyright (c) 2012, IAP and EPC. Published by Elsevier India, a division of Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Acute pancreatitis, Hyperlipidemia, Hazard ratio
in
Pancreatology
volume
12
issue
4
pages
317 - 324
publisher
Karger
external identifiers
  • wos:000308630600005
  • scopus:84866493176
  • pmid:22898632
ISSN
1424-3903
DOI
10.1016/j.pan.2012.05.002
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
53436c55-54a5-4cdf-b770-94bc6521ec01 (old id 3191573)
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 11:05:35
date last changed
2022-04-28 06:53:15
@article{53436c55-54a5-4cdf-b770-94bc6521ec01,
  abstract     = {{Background/objectives: To investigate risk for acute pancreatitis related to moderately elevated triglycerides, cholesterol and fasting glucose. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study in Malmo, Sweden of 33 346 subjects investigated 1974 - 1992 and followed until December 31, 2006. Baseline investigation included a self-administered questionnaire and analysis of serum triglycerides, cholesterol and fasting glucose. Cases of acute pancreatitis (n = 277, median time since baseline investigation 15.6 years) were identified in diagnosis registries and validated retrospectively. Attacks were classified as obstructive or non obstructive (alcohol or non alcohol related). Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) for acute pancreatitis related to relevant risk factors, adjusting for age, sex, smoking habits and alcohol consumption. Results: Triglycerides were associated with overall, non obstructive and non obstructive non alcohol related acute pancreatitis with adjusted HRs of 1.21 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.07-1.36), 1.23 (95% CI, 1.06-2.43) and 1.34 (95% Cl, 1.11-1.62) per 1 mmol/l increment, respectively. Corresponding HRs for forth versus first quartile of triglycerides were 1.55 (95% Cl, 1.09-2.21), 1.60 (95% Cl, 1.60-1.01-1.35) and 2.07 (95% Cl, 1.13-3.79). Triglycerides were not associated with obstructive acute pancreatitis and there were no associations between glucose or cholesterol and the risk of acute pancreatitis. Conclusions: We found an association between prediagnostic levels of triglycerides and risk for acute pancreatitis. This association was most pronounced in the non obstructive non alcohol related group. Our findings suggest that triglycerides may be a more important risk factor for acute pancreatitis than what has previously been estimated. Copyright (c) 2012, IAP and EPC. Published by Elsevier India, a division of Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.}},
  author       = {{Lindkvist, Bjorn and Appelros, Stefan and Regnér, Sara and Manjer, Jonas}},
  issn         = {{1424-3903}},
  keywords     = {{Acute pancreatitis; Hyperlipidemia; Hazard ratio}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{317--324}},
  publisher    = {{Karger}},
  series       = {{Pancreatology}},
  title        = {{A prospective cohort study on risk of acute pancreatitis related to serum triglycerides, cholesterol and fasting glucose}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2012.05.002}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.pan.2012.05.002}},
  volume       = {{12}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}