ABSTRACT
The incidence of chronic pancreatitis varies between countries from 1.9 to 10 per 100 000 (mean values are 6.7 for men and 3.2 for women).1-3 The increasing incidence of chronic pancreatitis in women might be explained by increasing alcohol consumption and a more rapid absorption of alcohol by women.1,4 Thus, the risk of chronic pancreatitis in women could rise more rapidly than in men because they require less alcohol over a shorter time than men to be at significant risk for the development of chronic pancreatitis.
