Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2012; 18(20): 2554-2560
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2554
Table 1 Characteristics of 86 patients with acute pancreatitis
SAP, n = 36MAP, n = 50P value
Age (mean ± SE, yr)53.19 ± 14.949.4 ± 10.9> 0.05
Gender (male/female)18/1830/20> 0.05
Length of hospital stay (d)18.3 ± 1.67.3 ± 1.4< 0.001
Etiology, n (%)
Gall stones19 (52.7)20 (40.8)< 0.05
Alcohol4 (11.1)8 (16.3)
Idiopathic13 (36.1)21 (42.8)
Test at first 24 h
Blood amylase (U/L)456.8 ± 175.7389 ± 125.7< 0.05
Total bilirubin (mmol/mL)39.10 ± 22.4229.15 ± 25.88> 0.05
Blood glucose (mmol/mL)9.61 ± 4.776.87 ± 2.63< 0.05
Blood calculus2.41 ± 0.332.63 ± 2.16> 0.05
Test at 48-72 h
Pancreatic necrosis162< 0.01
Ranson’s score5.3 ± 0.51.5 ± 0.24< 0.001
Table 2 Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score, serum intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and interleukin-6 levels in severe acute pancreatitis and mild acute pancreatitis patients within the first 24 h after admission
SAP, n = 36MAP, n = 50ControltP value
APACHE-II14.47 ± 5.817.57 ± 1.447.9132< 0.001
ICAM-1 (ng/mL)29.68 ± 8.0416.77 ± 4.378.12 ± 2.339.5028< 0.001
IL-6 (ng/mL)68.76 ± 28.6235.95 ± 11.5614.46 ± 3.537.2700< 0.001
Table 3 Changes of serum intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and interleukin-6 levels in severe acute pancreatitis patients after admission
Type< 24 h48-72 htP value
APACHE-IISAP14.47 ± 5.8116.6 ± 2.032.0776< 0.05
MAP7.57 ± 1.449.51 ± 1.746.0216< 0.001
ICAM-1 (ng/mL)SAP29.68 ± 8.0444.76 ± 12.086.2353< 0.001
MAP16.77 ± 4.3724.10 ± 5.887.0038< 0.001
IL-6 (ng/mL)SAP68.76 ± 28.6242.19 ± 12.775.0868< 0.001
MAP35.95 ± 11.5621.76 ± 8.656.8798< 0.001
Table 4 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and interleukin-6 in distinguishing severe acute pancreatitis from mild acute pancreatitis
CutoffsSensitivity(%)Specificity(%)PPVNPVPLRNLR
APACHE-II> 877.7755.100.56000.77141.73200.2223
ICAM-125 ng/mL61.1171.420.61110.71422.13820.5445
IL-650 ng/mL36.1163.260.61900.57400.88261.1680