Metabolic and lifestyle risk factors for acute pancreatitis in Chinese adults: A prospective cohort study of 0.5 million people

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Authors

Yuanjie Pang · University of Oxford

Christiana Kartsonaki · Medical Research Council

Iain Turnbull · University of Oxford

Canqing Yu · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Ling Yang · Medical Research Council

Zheng Bian · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Yiping Chen

Abstract

In this relatively lean Chinese population, several modifiable metabolic and lifestyle factors were associated with higher risks of acute pancreatitis, and individuals with acute pancreatitis had higher risks of pancreatic cancer and death.

Topics & Keywords

Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 15, Issue 8, pp. e1002618-e1002618

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002618

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