Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical features of the AP patients with or without IPN
From: Reduced lymphocyte count as an early marker for predicting infected pancreatic necrosis
Variable | Non-IPN group (n = 123) | IPN group (n = 30) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 45 (36, 56) | 47 (38, 57) | 0.529 |
Gender, male/female | 79/44 | 21/9 | 0.068 |
BMI | 26.1 (23.3, 28.8) | 27.3 (23.0, 28.4) | 0.155 |
APACHE II score | 13 (12, 15) | 20 (14, 29) | <0.001 |
CT severity index | 3 (3, 6) | 8 (6, 8.5) | <0.001 |
Laboratory data | |||
Hemoglobin, g/L | 135 (116, 150) | 126 (101, 149) | 0.247 |
Hematocrit | 0.40 (0.34, 0.45) | 0.36 (0.29, 0.44) | 0.211 |
Platelet, ×109/L | 158 (117, 204) | 116 (81, 166) | 0.002 |
CRP, mg/L | 161.0 (71.8, 208.8) | 202.7 (158.7, 251.5) | 0.001 |
WBC, ×109/L | 13.0 (9.6, 17.3) | 11.8 (8.7, 14.6) | 0.152 |
Lymphocyte count, ×109/L | 0.91 (0.72, 1.27) | 0.62 (0.46, 0.87) | <0.001 |
NLR | 10.9 (7.7, 18.2) | 15.5 (12.0, 23.8) | 0.002 |
Albumin, g/L | 35.6 (34.0, 38.2) | 34.4 (31.6, 36.2) | 0.010 |
Amylase, U/L | 276 (138, 544) | 270 (183, 934) | 0.129 |
Lipase, U/L | 1095 (457, 1916) | 972 (579, 1814) | 0.963 |
Aetiology of acute pancreatitis, no. (%) | |||
Gallstone | 59 (48.0) | 14 (46.7) | 1.000 |
Hypertriglyceridemia | 49 (39.8) | 15 (50.0) | 0.409 |
Alcohol | 11 (8.9) | 1 (3.3) | 0.462 |
Post-ERCP | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
Other | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |