Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients stratified by pre-existing diabetes
| Parameters | All (n = 1081) | No pre-existing DM (n = 967) | Pre-existing DM (n = 114) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 46 (38–57) | 45 (38–56) | 47 (40–60) | 0.050 |
| Sex, male, n (%) | 656 (60.7) | 584 (60.4) | 72 (63.2) | 0.568 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 2 (2–2) | < 0.001 |
| Time to admission, hours, median (IQR) | 24 (17–32) | 24 (17–32) | 25 (18–32) | 0.327 |
| Referral, n (%) | 862 (79.7) | 771 (79.7) | 91 (79.8) | 0.981 |
| Etiology, n (%) | 0.736 | |||
| Biliary | 452 (41.8) | 407 (42.1) | 45 (39.5) | 0.592 |
| HTG-associated | 289 (26.7) | 254 (26.3) | 35 (30.7) | 0.312 |
| Alcohol excess | 29 (2.7) | 27 (2.8) | 2 (1.8) | 0.760 |
| Mixeda | 104 (9.6) | 91 (9.4) | 13 (11.4) | 0.495 |
| Others or unknown | 207 (19.1) | 188 (19.4) | 19 (16.7) | 0.476 |
| Laboratory makers, median (IQR) | ||||
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 160.6 (120.8–228.2) | 153.7 (117.9–216.0) | 252.4 (181.8–318.8) | < 0.001 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 201.1 (90.4–894.9) | 182.5 (85.1–817.8) | 582.1 (138.2–1537.2) | < 0.001 |
| Clinical severity scores, median (IQR) | ||||
| SIRS | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.635 |
| Glasgow | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) | < 0.001 |
DM diabetes mellitus, IQR interquartile range, HTG hypertriglyceridaemia, TG triglycerides, SIRS systemic inflammatory response syndrome
aTwo or more aetiology factors co-existed