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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2014; 20(41): 15351-15357
Published online Nov 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15351
Published online Nov 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15351
Table 2 Relationship between severity of pancreatitis and body mass index n (%)
| Patient characteristics | Patients(n = 102) | Mild pancreatitis(n = 80) | Severe pancreatitis (n =22) | χ2 |
| Body mass index (kg/m²) | 0.007 | |||
| Underweight | 2 (2.0) | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Normal | 27 (26.4) | 23 (28.7) | 4 (18.1) | |
| Overweight | 22 (21.6) | 13 (16.2) | 9 (40.9) | |
| Obese | 44 (43.1) | 39 (48.7) | 5 (22.7) | |
| Morbid obesity | 7 (6.9) | 3 (3.7) | 4 (18.1) |
- Citation: Al-Maramhy H, Abdelrahman AI, Sawalhi S. Resistin is not an appropriate biochemical marker to predict severity of acute pancreatitis: A case-controlled study. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(41): 15351-15357
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i41/15351.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15351