Table 2.

Admission biological characteristics of patients with acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) or abdominal pain of other cause (controls)

	AMI patients N = 52	Controls N = 85	p-value
White blood cell count, G/L	12 (9–18)	11 (8–14)	0.02
Neutrophils, G/L	10 (7–14)	8 (5–11)	0.03
Lymphocytes, G/L	1.2 (0.7–1.6)	1.3 (0.9–1.9)	0.15
Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR)	8 (5–17)	6 (3–12)	0.11
Platelet count, G/L	266 (171–363)	271 (− 319)	0.46
Hemoglobin, g/dL	12.5 (11.6–15.1)	13.6 (12.3–14.9)	0.21
C-reactive protein, mg/L	107 (30–205)	21 (5–98)	< 0.001
Procalcitonin, ng/mL	0.4 (0.1–1.2)	0.1 (0.0–0.2)	< 0.001
Lactate, mmol/L	1.5 (1.0–2.3)	1.4 (1.0–2.2)	0.68
Urea, mmol/L	6 (4–9)	5 (4–7)	0.10
Creatinine, µmol/L	72 (63–100)	70 (63–89)	0.76
ASAT, UI/L	25 (19–38)	27 (22–40)	0.23
Bilirubin, µmol/L	12 (8–19)	12 (9–18)	0.74

Values are medians (interquartile range)