Table 1 The characteristics of ABP patients enrolled in this study

Number of patients

289

137

Demographic data

  Age (mean ± SD)

54.89 ± 7.84

46.35 ± 7.26

0.011*

  Male/female

116/173

72/65

0.027*

  BMI

22.57 ± 4.42

28.35 ± 5.13

0.001*

  Referral after onset of symptoms (hours) (mean ± SD)

26.8 ± 16.8

24.5 ± 15.2

0.402

TG level (mmol/L)

1.21 ± 0.56

6.52 ± 1.52

0.001*

Manifestation of cholangitis (%)

22.15% (64/289)

23.36% (32/137)

0.435

  Days in hospital

34.7 ± 16.42

39.5 ± 18.54

0.375

  Days in intensive care unit (ICU)

5.2 ± 2.36

6.4 ± 3.46

0.562

  Total cost during hospitalization (Dollars)

5646.1 ± 1432.32

6103.2 ± 2140.29

0.781