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Table 2 Characterization of population according to acute pancreatitis mortality

From: Red cell distribution width and red cell distribution width to total serum calcium ratio as major predictors of severity and mortality in acute pancreatitis

Variable

Nonsurvivors (n = 16)

Survivors (n = 166)

pU/pM

aOR, 95%CI in M

Age (yo), μ ± σ

71.6 ± 14.3

65.8 ± 15.1

0.123/−

Male gender, n(%)

11(68.8%)

5(53.6%)

0.245/−

Alcoholism, n(%)

4(25.0%)

36(21.7%)

0.760/−

Smoking, n(%)

0(0.0%)

16(9.6%)

0.481/−

Hospital stay, median(IQR)

6.5(2–62)

11.0(2–83)

0.071/−

Comorbiditiesa, n(%)

15(93.7%)

143(86.1%)

0.391/−

Laboratory and gasometrical parameters

 WBC count (cells/mm3), μ ± σ

16,810.0 ± 13,490.0

1779.1 ± 1214.1

0.465/−

 AST (IU/L), μ ± σ

144.6 ± 132.4

271.6 ± 198.1

0.416/−

 ALT (IU/L), μ ± σ

123.2 ± 100.2

227.8 ± 175.4

0.116/−

 Total bilirubin (mg/dL), μ ± σ

1.8 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 2.3

0.869/−

 Platelet count (cells/mm3), μ ± σ

174.4 ± 67.0

214.0 ± 80.5

0.057/−

 BUN (mg/dL), μ ± σ

35.3 ± 20.1

21.9 ± 12.5

0.002/−

 Creatinine (mg/dL), μ ± σ

2.2 ± 1.4

1.1 ± 0.8

< 0.001/−

 INR, μ ± σ

1.5 ± 1.0

2.1 ± 1.2

0.018/−

 Albumin (g/dL), μ ± σ

3.5 ± 0.6

3.8 ± 0.7

0.074/−

 LDH (IU/L), μ ± σ

465.1 ± 287.8

453.9 ± 332.7

0.207/−

 Serum glucose (mg/dL), μ ± σ

164.1 ± 104.5

147.3 ± 53.2

0.945/−

 Hemoglobin (mg/dL), μ ± σ

13.7 ± 3.0

13.7 ± 2.0

0.889/−

 Hematocrit (%), μ ± σ

41.7 ± 7.5

40.7 ± 5.7

0.630/−

 Serum amylase (IU/L), μ ± σ

1565.1 ± 1273.3

1703.4 ± 1506.4

0.391/−

 CRP0h (mg/dL), μ ± σ

10.4 ± 9.6

5.9 ± 3.9

0.046/−

 CRP24h (mg/dL), μ ± σ

21.8 ± 10.4

15.7 ± 10.3

0.028/−

 Lactate (mg/dL), μ ± σ

3.6 ± 1.8

2.0 ± 1.4

< 0.001/0.019

1.164, [1.003;1.474]

 D-dimers (μg/mL), μ ± σ

9.1 ± 6.8

5.9 ± 4.6

0.042/−

 Total serum calcium (mg/dL), μ ± σ

8.0 ± 1.1

8.9 ± 1.1

0.001/−

 RDW0h (%), μ ± σ

15.3 ± 1.4

13.5 ± 1.3

< 0.001/< 0.001

1.038, [1.011;1.087]

 RDW24h (%), μ ± σ

15.1 ± 1.4

13.4 ± 1.6

< 0.001/0.005

1.006, [1.001;1.040]

 RDW0h-to-total serum calcium ratio, μ ± σ

2.0 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

< 0.001/< 0.001

1.018, [1.007;1.135]

 RDW0h-to-platelets ratio, μ ± σ

0.10 ± 0.04

0.07 ± 0.03

0.015/−

 

Prognostic scores

 Ranson score, μ ± σ

2.7 ± 1.2

2.0 ± 1.2

0.023/< 0.001

1.019, [1.005;1.170]

 BISAP score, μ ± σ

2.0 ± 1.0

1.3 ± 0.8

0.003/< 0.001

1.010, [1.003;1.059]

 Modified Marshall score, μ ± σ

1.2 ± 1.0

0.6 ± 0.3

< 0.001/0.020

1.109, [1.049;1.169]

  1. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, aOR adjusted odds ratio, BUN blood urea nitrogen, CRP0h C-reactive protein at 0 h, CRP24h C-reactive protein at 24 h, CI confidence interval, INR international normalized ratio, IQR interquartile range, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, M multivariate analysis, RDW0h red cell distribution width at 0 h, RDW24h red cell distribution width at 24 h, U univariate analysis, WBC white blood cells
  2. a Only presented significant comorbidities in univariate analysis; Comorbidities evaluated: Neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal conditions, malignancy and immunosuppression