Table 3 Univariate analysis for evaluating possible associations for pancreatitis.

From: Efficacy and safety of primary, early and late needle-knife fistulotomy for biliary access

 

Pancreatitis

p

No, n (%)

Yes, n (%)

Age

74.5 (61.6–81.9)

64.9 (59.7–79.4)

0.2314

Sex

  

1.000

 Female

172 (93.7%)

11 (6.3%)

 

 Male

138 (93.7%)

9 (6.3%)

 

CBD stones

  

0.496

 No

139 (93.3%)

10 (6.7%)

 

 Yes

172 (94.9%)

9 (5.1%)

 

Malignant biliary stricture

  

0.678

 No

248 (93.9%)

16 (6.1%)

 

 Yes

63 (95.4%)

3 (4.6%)

 

PEP risk factors

  

0.004

 0

55 (98.2%)

1 (1.8%)

 

 1

132 (96.4%)

5 (3.6%)

 

 2

100 (96.2%)

4 (3.8%)

 

 3

24 (88.9%)

3 (11.1%)

 

 4

3 (50.0%)

3 (50.0%)

 

NKF timing

  

0.175

 Primary

118 (97.5%)

3 (2.5%)

 

 Early

95 (96.0%)

4 (4.0%)

 

 Late

101 (92.8%)

9 (8.2%)

 

Cannulation time, median (p25; p75)

7.58 (4.00–13.91)

14.91 (8.04–25.02)

0.0034

  1. p25–p75: lower and upper limit of the interquartile range.