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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Circulating nucleosomes as predictive markers of severe acute pancreatitis

Variable

Mild

Moderately severe

Severe

(n = 23)

(n = 27)

(n = 24)

Male sex, (%)

15 (65)

19 (70)

23 (96)

Age (years)

44 (37–64)

52 (44–61)

43 (37–51)

Etiology of acute pancreatitis, (%)

   

 Alcohol

13 (57)

20 (74)

21 (88)

 Biliary

6 (26)

7 (26)

1 (4)

 Idiopathic or other

4 (17)

0

2 (8)

Duration of symptoms (hr)

24 (12–60)

24 (12–48)

24 (12–48)

CRP on admission (mg/L)

8 (5–17)

84 (9–231)

109 (15–292)

Creatinine on admission (μmol/L)

59 (49–68)

61 (53–101)

92 (66–243)

APACHE II

6 (1–7)

8 (5–10)

8 (6–15)

SOFA on admission

0 (0–1)

1 (1–3)

4 (1–6)

MMS on admission

0 (0–1)

1 (0–4)

1 (1–4)

 MMS < 2 on admission, (%)

23 (100)

21 (78)

14 (58)

 MMS ≥ 2 on admission, (%)

0

6 (22)

10 (42)

Mechanical invasive ventilation, (%)

0

1 (4)

22 (92)

Haemodialysis, (%)

0

0

16 (67)

Length of hospital stay (days)

4 (3–6)

11 (9–15)

28 (17–35)

Mortality, (%)

0

1 (4)

7 (29)

  1. All numerical data are median (interquartile range) or number (%). APACHE II was determined using the most abnormal value for each physiological variable within 24 h of admission to the hospital
  2. APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, CRP C-reactive protein, MMS modified marshall score, SOFA sepsis-related organ failure assessment score