Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of several factors associated with severe acute pancreatitis due to increased tryglycerides.
| Severe HTGP (n = 21) | Mild and moderate HTGP (n = 136) | ||||
| Variables | n (%) | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | P value |
| Fever | 19 (20.4) | 74 (79.6) | 8.0 | 1.8–35.5 | .002 |
| Perceptual disturbances | 16 (59.3) | 11 (40.7) | 36.4 | 11.2–118.1 | <.001 |
| Tachycardia | 11 (22.4) | 38 (77.6) | 2.8 | 1.1– 7.2 | .024 |
| Hypotension | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) | 10.8 | 2.6– 44.1 | <.001 |
| Pancreatic necrosis | 12 (24.0) | 38 (76.0) | 3.4 | 1.3– 8.8 | .008 |
| BUN >20 mg/dL∗ | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | 4.2 | 1.3– 12.9 | .019 |
| Creatinin >1.9 mg/dL | 9 (52.9) | 8 (47.1) | 12.0 | 3.9– 36.8 | <.001 |
| CRP48 >150 mg/L | 20 (15.6) | 108 (84.4) | 5.1 | 0.7– 40.3 | .128 |
| Hct >44%∗ | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) | 0.97 | 0.2– 4.7 | 1 |