The demographic traits of the patients interviewed
| Characteristics | N (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| <60 | 21 (75.0) |
| >60 | 7 (25.0) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 8 (28.6) |
| Male | 20 (71.4) |
| Education level | |
| Primary and below | 7 (25.0) |
| Junior high | 10 (35.7) |
| Senior high | 4 (14.3) |
| College and above | 7 (25.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 25 (89.3) |
| Unmarried | 3 (10.7) |
| Occupation | |
| Farmer or worker | 7 (25.0) |
| Self-employed | 8 (28.6) |
| Chef | 2 (7.1) |
| Driver | 2 (7.1) |
| Businessman/businesswoman | 2 (7.1) |
| Other | 7 (25.0) |
| Recurrence times | |
| <1 | 11 (39.3) |
| ≥1 | 17 (60.7) |
| Aetiology | |
| Biliary | 12 (42.9) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 13 (46.4) |
| Alcoholism | 2 (7.1) |
| Other | 1 (3.6) |
| Severity classification | |
| SAP | 7 (25.0) |
| MSAP | 18 (64.3) |
| MAP | 3 (10.7) |
| Local complications of the pancreas | |
| WON | 3 (10.7) |
| APFC | 13 (46.4) |
| ANC | 5 (17.9) |
| IPN | 1 (3.6) |
| PPC | 4 (14.3) |
| None | 2 (7.1) |
ANC, acute necrotic collection; APFC, acute peripancreatic fluid collection; IPN, infected pancreatic necrosis; MAP, moderate acute pancreatitis; MSAP, moderately severe acute pancreatitis; PPC, pancreatic pseudocyst; SAP, severe acute pancreatitis; WON, wall off necrosis.