From: Impact of visceral adiposity on severity of acute pancreatitis: a propensity score-matched analysis
 | Total | Severity of AP | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Moderately severe | Severe | |||
(n = 306) | (n = 204) | (n = 56) | (n = 46) | ||
Age (years) | 50.6 ± 18.7 | 50.4 ± 18.7 | 49.4 ± 18.9 | 52.8 ± 19.3 | 0.632 |
Sex, male (%) | 157 (51.3%) | 107 (52.5%) | 25 (44.6%) | 25 (54.3%) | 0.552 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.4 ± 4.5 | 24.2 ± 5.0 | 24.7 ± 2.7 | 25.3 ± 3.1 | 0.505 |
Fat volume parameters (cm2) | |||||
 SAT | 131.1 ± 23.1 | 128.1 ± 22.1 | 138.8 ± 22.4 | 134.6 ± 25.8 | 0.04 |
 VAT | 136.1 ± 27.3 | 121.6 ± 17.3 | 154.1 ± 15.1 | 178.7 ± 15.2 | < 0.001 |
 SMT | 138.2 ± 25.8 | 143.5 ± 25.8 | 130.6 ± 20.2 | 123.7 ± 24.5 | < 0.001 |
 VAT/SMT ratio | 1.03 ± 0.32 | 0.87 ± 0.21 | 1.21 ± 0.21 | 1.49 ± 0.26 | < 0.001 |