Epidemiology and Etiology of Acute Pancreatitis in Urban and Suburban Areas in Shanghai: A Retrospective Study

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Severity of acute pancreatitis. The severity of AP patients according to urban and suburban areas in 2011 and 2016. (a) The proportion of SAP in the suburban area (18%) was higher than that in the urban area (8%) in 2011. (b) Severity according to sex distribution. According to the sex distribution, the proportion of SAP was higher in females in the suburban area (19% versus 14%, resp., in 2011 and 6% versus 3%, resp., in 2016), while the proportion was higher in males in the urban area (14% versus 10%, resp., in 2011 and 5% versus 4%, resp., in 2016). (c) Severity according to age distribution.

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