Table 5. Comparison of scoring systems in SAP patients with cut-off points generated by ROC curves .
APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; BISAP: bedside index for the severity in acute pancreatitis; MGS: modified Glasgow score; ROC: receiver operator characteristic
| Scoring system | With literature cut-off | With ROC curve generated study cut-off |
| APACHE | 66.34% (n=69) | 81.7% (n=85) |
| BISAP | 21.15% (n=22) | 55.76% (n=58) |
| MGS | 52.58% (n=55) | 52.58% (n=55) |
| Ranson at admission | 29.80% (n=31) | 75.96% (n=79) |
| Ranson at 48 hours | 34.61% (n=44) | 42.30% (n=62) |
| Procalcitonin | 100% (n=104) | 100% (n=104) |