There are several patients with hypertriglyceridemia in our sample (n = 52), more than alcohol abuse. This is a bit different from the reference standard for AP. The patients were almost universally hypertriglyceridemia, it is possible influenced by the oily diet structure, or AP itself could lead to a hypertriglyceridemia. Yet, there were well-conducted studies suggesting that hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) AP was associated with a higher severity and complication rate. While Lindkvist and colleagues found that triglycerides may be a more important risk factor for acute pancreatitis than what has previously been estimated.