Frequency of different symptoms recorded in different periods before and after first diagnosis in 16 491 patients with pancreatitis
| Symptom [Code]a | Time from diagnosis, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–31 days before diagnosis | 30 days before, to diagnosis | 1–30 days after diagnosis | 31–60 days after diagnosis | |
| Gastrointestinal tract pain (type and site) [196 and 197] | 604 (3.7) | 1897 (11.5) | 2,526 (15.3) | 781 (4.7) |
| Cholelithiasis and gall bladder disease [J64/J65] | 344 (2.1) | 1792 (10.9) | 636 (3.9) | 289 (1.8) |
| Other abdominal and pelvic symptoms [R09] | 254 (1.5) | 851 (5.2) | 1,169 (7.1) | 347 (2.1) |
| Vomiting [199] | 112 (0.7) | 275 (1.7) | 416 (2.5) | 146 (0.9) |
| Diarrhoea symptoms [19F] | 107 (0.7) | 165 (1.0) | 145 (0.9) | 114 (0.7) |
| Constipation [19C] | 113 (0.7) | 191 (1.2) | 104 (0.6) | 73 (0.4) |
| None | 13 142 (79.7) | 5991 (36.3) | 6556 (39.8) | 12 806 (77.7) |
↵a Symptoms less than 1% in all four periods are not presented in table: Indigestion symptoms [195], Nausea [198], Abdominal distension symptom [19A], Flatulence/wind [19B], Tenesmus [19D], Faeces/motions [19E], Diarrhoea and vomiting [19G], Backache symptom [16C], Other and unspecified back disorders [N14].