Association between smoking status and inpatient outcomes of acute cholangitis in the United States: a propensity matched analysis.

Ann Gastroenterol · 2023 · PMC10433258 · PMID 37664229

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nearly reached significanceP=0.063so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The AC patients who were smokers had a higher proportion of in-hospital deaths; however, the difference was not statistically significant, though it nearly reached significance (1.01% vs. 0.63%, P=0.063).

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