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

<h4>Background</h4>Little prospective evidence exists about risk factors and prognosis of acute pancreatitis in China. We examined the associations of certain metabolic and lifestyle factors with risk of acute pancreatitis in Chinese adults.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>The pr...

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Main Authors: Yuanjie Pang, Christiana Kartsonaki, Iain Turnbull, Yu Guo, Ling Yang, Zheng Bian, Yiping Chen, Iona Y Millwood, Fiona Bragg, Weiwei Gong, Qinai Xu, Quan Kang, Junshi Chen, Liming Li, Michael V Holmes, Zhengming Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002618