Hemoconcentration is a poor predictor of severity in acute pancreatitis

Table 2 Hemoconcentration at 24 h as a marker for severe acute pancreatitis (AP), necrotizing AP and organ failure

	Hemoconcentration	No hemoconcentration	Odds ratio (95%CI)	P value(χ2)
	(Hct≥44% M, Hct≥40% F)1	(Hct <44% M, Hct <40% F)
Severe AP (n = 233)
No	125	58	0.64	0.23
Yes	29		21	(0.3–1.2)
Necrotizing AP (n = 100)
No	39	24	0.9	0.97
Yes	22	15	(0.4–2)
Organ failure (n = 233)
No	139	68	0.68	0.47
Yes	15	11	(0.3–1.5)

¹Hct: hematocrit; M: male; F: female.