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Table 2 Population baseline characteristics between hypertriglyceridemia categories

From: Stratified analysis and clinical significance of elevated serum triglyceride levels in early acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study

 

Serum TG Level (mg/dL) within 72 h of hospital admission

 
 

Normal

Mild

Moderate

Severe and very severe

 

Variable

N = 1078

N = 107

N = 242

N = 112

P trend

Median age, years (IQR)

56 (44–67)

49 (38–57)

42 (35–50)

39 (32–46)

<0.001

Sex, N (%)

    

<0.001

 Male

525 (49)

60 (56)

173 (71)

90 (80)

 

 Female

553 (51)

47 (44)

69 (29)

22 (20)

 

Etiology, N (%)

    

<0.001

 Biliary

800 (74)

52 (49)

55 (23)

1 (1)

 

 Alcoholism

54 (5)

18 (17)

27 (11)

3 (3)

 

 Hypertriglyceridemia

0 (0)

0 (0)

12 (5)

108 (96)

 

 Idiopathic

133 (12)

11 (10)

18 (7)

0 (0)

 

 Others

91 (8)

26 (24)

130 (54)

0 (0)

 

Comorbidities, N (%)

     

 Hypertension

203 (19)

27 (25)

33 (14)

21 (19)

0.068

 Diabetes mellitus

36 (3)

13 (12)

29 (12)

20 (18)

<0.001

 Smoker

212 (20)

28 (26)

90 (37)

49 (44)

<0.001

 Alcoholism

184 (17)

33 (31)

92 (38)

47 (42)

<0.001

  1. TG triglyceride N number, IQR Inter Quartile Range