Pancreatic function, quality of life and costs at long-term follow-up after acute pancreatitis

Table 2 Patient characteristics and parameters at follow-up after mild and severe acute pancreatitis

Parameter	Mild acute pancreatitis	Severe acute pancreatitis	All patients	Difference between groups (P)
Time to follow-up (mo)	41 (35-50)	47 (37-63)	42 (36-53)	0.14
Age (yr)	61 (51-70)	58 (45-67)	61 (48-68)	0.72
BMI (kg/m2)	27 (25-32)	29 (26-31)	28 (26-31)	0.82
ASA	2 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	1.5 (1-2)	0.68
Serum pancreas amylase (μkat/L)	0.45 (0.37-0.53)	0.27 (0.18-0.43)	0.043 (0.27-0.52)	0.007
P-ALAT (μkat/L)	0.30 (0.23-0.47)	0.39 (0.33-0.54)	0.34 (0.29-0.50)	0.035
Sick leave days	14 (7-30)	120 (70-165)	30 (14-97)	< 0.001
Time to activity (d)	10.5 (0-21)	90 (60-365)	21 (2-60)	< 0.001
Time to recovery (d)	21 (14-60)	270 (180-1)	60 (14-365)	0.005

¹Less than 75% of the patients had recovered at time of follow-up. Values are given as median (interquartile range). BMI: Body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; P-ALAT: Plasma alanine aminotransferase.