The Role of the Body Mass Index in the Acute Pancreatitis Evolution

Vlad Padureanu; Dan Nicolae Florescu; Rodica Padureanu; Dumitru Radulescu; Mihnea Marian Pomacu; Dan Mihai Firu; Valeriu Marin Surlin

doi:10.12865/CHSJ.47.01.08

The Role of the Body Mass Index in the Acute Pancreatitis Evolution

Curr Health Sci J. 2021 Jan-Mar;47(1):49-53. doi: 10.12865/CHSJ.47.01.08. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Authors

Vlad Padureanu¹, Dan Nicolae Florescu², Rodica Padureanu³, Dumitru Radulescu⁴, Mihnea Marian Pomacu³, Dan Mihai Firu³, Valeriu Marin Surlin⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
² Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
³ PhD Student, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.

Abstract

The etiological factors involved in acute pancreatitis are multiple, both pancreatic and extra-pancreatic, having a predisposing or triggering role. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the role of BMI (body mass index) in the evolution of acute pancreatitis. The study was performed between January 2018-October 2020 on a lot of 110 patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and admitted to the 1^stSurgery Clinic and the 2^ndMedical Clinic of the Craiova Emergency County Clinical Hospital, the study was prospective. The control lot consisted of patients who were not diagnosed with acute pancreatitis (n=232).Comparing the distributions according to the body mass index of the two groups by the Chi square test, a statistically significant difference is observed (p<0.05) regarding the obese patients who are diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Obesity patients have an increased risk of developing acute pancreatitis compared to non-obese patients.

Keywords: Body mass index; acute pancreatitis; obesity.