TABLE 2.
Characteristics of the acute pancreatitis patients.
| Variables | MAP (n = 41) | MSAP (n = 36) | SAP (n = 6) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male) | 23 (56.1%) | 29 (80.6%) | 5 (83.3%) | 0.045b |
| Age (years) | 47.9 ± 13.8 | 44.2 ± 12.2 | 51.7 ± 16.2 | 0.310a |
| Smoking | 12 (29.3%) | 12 (33.3%) | 3 (50%) | 0.585b |
| Alcohol | 13 (31.7%) | 11 (30.6%) | 3 (50%) | 0.627b |
| Hypertension | 6 (14.6%) | 4 (11.1%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0.283b |
| Etiology | 0.042b | |||
| Biliary | 18 (43.9%) | 10 (27.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 14 (34.1%) | 13 (36.1%) | 4 (66.7%) | |
| Alcoholic | 4 (9.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Idiopathic | 3 (7.3%) | 6 (16.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | |
| Others | 2 (4.9%) | 7 (19.4%) | 1 (16.7%) | |
| Glucose (mmol/l) | 6.8 (5–8.3) | 6.6 (5.4–8.7) | 6.3 (5.7–8.3) | 0.132c |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 42.3 (38.3–46.0) | 42 (35.9–45.7) | 36.8 (36–38.8) | 0.142c |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 57.7 (13.6–102.3) | 158.5 (86.9–223.5) | 212.0 (198.8–417) | 0.000c |
| Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | 0.3 (0.3–0.3) | 0.5 (0.3–1.7) | 4.9 (1–7.1) | 0.000c |
| IL-6 (ng/l) | 32.7 (12.0–109.7) | 116.1 (42.4–330.4) | 149.3 (57.9–358.3) | 0.021c |
| IL-1β(ng/l) | 5.4 (4.7–24.9) | 21.2 (10.7–30.2) | 14.0 (2.1–29.8) | 0.662c |
| D-dimer (mg/l) | 0.6 (0.3–1.7) | 1.3 (0.6–2.1) | 1.7 (0.8–4.7) | 0.109c |
| Creatinine (umol/l) | 64.5 (56.2–73.2) | 62.6 (47.4–76.0) | 78.1 (60.0–106.1) | 0.191c |
| Urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 4.3 (2.7–5.5) | 4.7 (3.0–6.5) | 5.9 (3.8–9.3) | 0.297c |
| Calcium (mmol/l) | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 0.372a |
| mCTSI score | 2 (2–2) | 6 (4–8) | 8 (6–8.5) | 0.000c |
| BISAP score | 1 (0–1) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1.75–3) | 0.001c |
| APACHE II score | 2 (1–4) | 3 (2–5) | 7.5 (5.5–10.5) | 0.001c |
| SIRS score | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–1.75) | 2 (1.75–3) | 0.002c |
| Hospital days | 7 (5–8.5) | 10 (8–13.8) | 13.5 (7.8–19.3) | 0.000c |
| Hospitalization expenses (yuan) | 13,634.8 (11,516.5–26,875) | 23,847.7 (15,672.6–44,510.7) | 32,179.6 (14,045.5–69,625.6) | 0.001c |
| Mean frequency | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 2.6 ± 0.1 | 0.035a |
| Main frequency | 2.6 (2.1–3.2) | 2.7 (2.1–3.1) | 2.2 (2.1–2.4) | 0.180c |
| PNGSW(%) | 78 ± 16.8 | 61.7 ± 16.8 | 50.9 ± 5.1 | 0.000a |
| PGB (%) | 15.4 (7.3–28.5) | 34.0 (27.7–45.3) | 39.7 (37.4–50.7) | 0.000c |
| PGT (%) | 0 (0–3.7) | 0 (0.0–5.6) | 5.3 (0–13.1) | 0.228c |
AP, acute pancreatitis; PNGSW, percentage of normal gastric slow wave; PGT, percentage of gastric tachycardia; PGB, percentage of gastric bradycardia. “a”, t-test; “b”, Fisher exact test; “c”, non-parametric test.