Table 4.

The Relationship Between Severity Parameter and the Modified Balthazar Grades

Severity Parameter	The Modified Balthazar Grades (Regrade Method 6)
	Group 1			p	Group 2			p	Total			p
	Mild (n=56)	Moderate (n=64)	Severity (n=80)		Mild (n=41)	Moderate (n=46)	Severity (n=85)		Mild (n=97)	Moderate (n=110)	Severity (n=165)
Organ failure, n
None	43	2	1	<0.001	41	0	0	<0.001	84	2	1	<0.001
Transient	10	53	3	<0.001	0	44	2	<0.001	10	97	5	<0.001
Persistent	3	9	76	<0.001	0	2	83	<0.001	3	11	159	<0.001
Need for ICU, n	1	5	25	<0.001	1	4	35	<0.001	2	9	60	<0.001
Death, n	0	2	9	<0.001	0	3	15	<0.001	0	5	24	<0.001

Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; Death, hospital death.