Table 2.

Severity of APIP and abnormality of serum examination

	MAP	MSAP	SAP	P value
Number	59	44	18
Hyperglycemia	10 (16.9)	13 (29.5)	7 (38.9)	0.111
Hypertriglyceridemia	10 (16.9)	13 (29.5)	7 (38.9)	0.185
hypocalcaemia	3 (5.1)	7 (15.9)	8 (44.4)	< 0.01
Increased white blood cell count	45 (76.3)	36 (81.8)	15 (83.3)	0.712

Data were presented as number (percentage) and compared by Chi square test; hyperglycemia was defined as fasting glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L; hypocalcaemia was defined as serum calcium < 1.75 mmol/L; hypertriglyceridemia was defined as serum triglyceride ≥ 11.3 mmol/L; increased white blood cell count was defined as white blood cells > 1 × 10¹⁰/L

MAP mild acute pancreatitis, MSAP moderate to severe acute pancreatitis, SAP severe acute pancreatitis