Table 2.
Baseline analysis between Non-SAP and SAP groups
| Variable | Non-SAP (n = 73) |
SAP (n = 50) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 51.37 ± 5.72 | 51.42 ± 6.62 | 0.964 |
| Gender (male/female) | 38/35 | 26/24 | 0.995 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.18 ± 1.95 | 24.61 ± 1.42 | 0.182 |
| Diabetes mellitus (yes/no) | 18/55 | 16/34 | 0.375 |
| Hypertension (yes/no) | 24/49 | 13/37 | 0.418 |
| APACHE II score | 7.53 ± 2.89 | 15.72 ± 4.00 | < 0.001 |
| Ranson’s score | 1.88 ± 0.74 | 5.00 ± 1.05 | < 0.001 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 47.22 ± 8.19 | 175.86 ± 32.08 | < 0.001 |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 4.87 ± 0.99 | 7.17 ± 1.39 | < 0.001 |
| ALB (g/L) | 38.18 ± 4.60 | 32.11 ± 4.72 | < 0.001 |
BMI body mass index, APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, CRP C-reactive protein, BUN blood urea nitrogen, ALB albumin