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Table 2 Effects of plasmapheresis on primary outcomes by TC categories

From: Total cholesterol concentration predicts the effect of plasmapheresis on hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis: a retrospective case–control study

 

Plasmapheresis, event rate (%)a

Non-plasmapheresis, event rate (%)

Crude

Multivariable adjustedb

OR (95%CI)

p value

OR (95%CI)

p

TC (mmol/L)

      

 ≤ 12.40 (n = 77)

13 (81.25%)

38 (62.30%)

2.62 (0.67–10.20)

0.164

2.05 (0.45–9.40)

0.353

 > 12.40 (n = 73)

20 (66.67%)

12 (27.91%)

5.17 (1.88–14.19)

0.001

5.47 (1.84–16.25)

0.002

  1. TC, total cholesterol
  2. aTG ≤ 500 mg/dl within 48 h
  3. bAdjusted for age, sex, Balthazar CT grade and APACHE II score