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Table 1 The characteristics of 132 patients enrolled in this study

From: Outcome benefit of abdominal paracentesis drainage for severe acute pancreatitis patients with serum triglyceride elevation by decreasing serum lipid metabolites

Characteristic

APD group

Non-APD group

t or χ 2

P value

n = 68

n = 64

value

 

Demographic data (mean ± SD)

Age

50 .33 ± 11.17

48.79 ± 9.54

0.849

0.397

Gender

  

0.129

0.72

Male

34

34

  

Female

34

30

  

BMI(kg/m2)

26.72 ± 1.96

27.19 ± 1.65

1.675

0.096

waist-to-hip (WHR)

1.18 ± 0.08

1.19 ± 0.11

0.600

0.550

waist circumference (WC)(cm)

107.1 ± 12.9

113.5 ± 18.6

0.540

0.479

Lipid metabolites levels of serum

TG (mmol/L)

6.83 ± 2.03

7.12 ± 1.57

0.914

0.362

Total FFA (mmol/L)

1.77 ± 0.22

1.80 ± 0.31

0.644

0.521

Cholesterin (mmol/L)

5.20 ± 0.81

5.07 ± 0.87

0.889

0.376

Lipase (U/L)

1220 ± 277

1195 ± 301

0.497

0.620

Initial severity scores (mean ± SD)

APACHE II score

15.21 ± 3.48(8–65)

15.47 ± 3.10(8–62)

0.452

0.652

CTSI score

8.15 ± 2.87(6–10)

8.22 ± 3.06(6–12)

0.136

0.892

Ranson score

3.27 ± 1.47(1–8)

3.10 ± 1.35(1–8)

0.691

0.491

Marshall score

4.15 ± 1.74(2–6)

4.19 ± 1.23(2–6)

0.152

0.880

Laboratory parameters (mean ± SD)

CRP (mg/L)

143.29 ± 19.73

142.81 ± 20.91

0.136

0.892

IL-1β (pg/L)

14.70 ± 1.21

15.17 ± 2.17

1.232

0.220

IL-6 (pg/L)

351.78 ± 63.21

354.27 ± 50.83

0.248

0.804

IL-10 (pg/L)

149.11 ± 51.39

143.21 ± 50.09

0.667

0.506

TNF-α (pg/L)

19.18 ± 5.33

18.35 ± 4.99

0.922

0.358

  1. Abbreviations: APD abdominal paracentesis drainage, PCD percutaneous catheter drainage
  2. BMI body mass index, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WC waist circumference, CRP C-reaction protein, IL interleukin, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha, TG triglycerides, FFA free fatty acids, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, CTSI computerized tomography severity index, APD group patients in this group treated with APD, Non-APD group patients in this group treated without APD