Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of the patients

Age, years

Mean ± SD

52.3 ± 11.2

67.3 ± 14.9

0.104

Median (range)

51 (31–80)

71 (27–94)

Male

41 (82.0)

40 (52.6)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

22.7 ± 3.5

23.1 ± 3.5

0.798

Medical comorbidity

Hypertension

8 (16.0)

21 (27.6)

0.129

Liver cirrhosis

2 (4.0)

1 (1.3)

0.334

Diabetes mellitus

6 (12.0)

9 (11.8)

0.978

Chronic kidney disease

0 (0)

2 (2.6)

0.413

Ischemic heart disease

2 (4.0)

4 (5.3)

0.744

Laboratory findings

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

14.7 ± 3.1

13.2 ± 1.8

0.002

Hematocrit (%)

42.2 ± 7.6

38.5 ± 5.6

0.011

AST (IU/L)

229.4 ± 438.9

284.2 ± 317.1

0.499

ALT (IU/L)

98.5 ± 119.4

234.4 ± 226.3

<0.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.2 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.8

0.758

LDH (IU/L)

973.6 ± 860.6

737.5 ± 425.6

0.078

CRPi (mg/dL)

8.6 ± 11.8

4.5 ± 6.3

0.106

CRP₂₄ (mg/dL)

20.9 ± 10.1

7.7 ± 6.8

<0.001

Amylase (IU/L)

738.6 ± 648.4

2061.1 ± 1479.0

<0.001

Lipase (IU/L)

1090.7 ± 1036.8

2456.9 ± 2220.7

0.004