Open AccessBody-mass index correlates with severity and mortality in acute pancreatitis: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Dalma Dobszai,
Péter Mátrai,
Zoltán Gyöngyi,
Dezső Csupor,
Judit Bajor,
Bálint Erőss,
Alexandra Mikó,
Lajos Szakó,
Ágnes Meczker,
Roland Hágendorn,
M Korbonits,
Andrea Szentesi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v25.i6.729
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , body mass index , odds ratio , obesity , subgroup analysis , acute pancreatitis , cochrane library , mortality rate
Obesity rates have increased sharply in recent decades. As there is a growing number of cases in which acute pancreatitis (AP) is accompanied by obesity, we found it clinically relevant to investigate how body-mass index (BMI) affects the outcome of the disease.