Aetiological factors for acute and chronic pancreatitis by time period
| Period of diagnosis | All, n (%) | Acute, n (%) | Chronic, n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy drinker | Gallstonesa | Total | Heavy drinker | Gallstonesa | Total | Heavy drinker | Gallstonesa | Total | |
| 1990–1994 | 82 (10) | 256 (30) | 838 (100) | 73 (10) | 241 (31) | 771 (100) | 9 (13) | 15 (22) | 67 (100) |
| 1995–1999 | 217 (12) | 580 (32) | 1825 (100) | 190 (12) | 541 (33) | 1655 (100) | 27 (16) | 39 (23) | 170 (100) |
| 2000–2004 | 535 (13) | 1213 (30) | 4110 (100) | 433 (12) | 1152 (32) | 3638 (100) | 102 (22) | 61 (13) | 472 (100) |
| 2005–2009 | 777 (14) | 1659 (29) | 5738 (100) | 634 (12) | 1568 (31) | 5106 (100) | 143 (23) | 91 (14) | 632 (100) |
| 2010–2012 | 527 (13) | 1106 (28) | 3980 (100) | 439 (12) | 1044 (29) | 3553 (100) | 88 (21) | 62 (15) | 427 (100) |
| All | 2138 (13) | 4814 (29) | 16 491 (100) | 1759 (12) | 4546 (31) | 14 723 (100) | 369 (21) | 268 (15) | 1768 (100) |
↵a History of gallstones ever.