Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South China

Table 4

Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between mortality and non-mortality group.

	Mortality (𝑛=10)	Non-mortality (𝑛=17)	𝑃 value
Demographic characteristics
Female	10 (100%)	15 (88.24%)	0.387
Age of onset AP (y)	24.10±12.02	28.65±14.07	0.123
SLEDAI score at onset of AP	25.00±9.40	19.76±10.61	0.065
Number of organs involved	6.20±1.14	5.41±1.73	0.167
Intensive therapy of GC/ISA	4 (40%)	12 (70.59%)	0.124
Clinical characteristics
Fever	10 (100%)	11 (64.71%)	0.042
Mucocutaneous involvement	6 (60%)	12 (70.59%)	0.439
Articular involvement	6 (60%)	7 (41.18%)	0.293
Serositis	7 (70%)	8 (47.06%)	0.226
Neuropsychiatric involvement	4 (40 %)	3 (17.65%)	0.204
Laboratory findings
Serum amylase^*	14.79±17.34	8.15±6.03	0.241
Serum lipase^*	6.46±3.51	8.20±5.58	0.368
Elevated serum transaminase	8 (80%)	10 (58.82%)	0.244
Hypoalbuminemia	9 (90%)	8 (47.06%)	0.031
Proteinuria	10 (100%)	12 (70.59%)	0.077
Hematuria	10 (100%)	7 (41.18%)	0.002
Granular casts	7 (70%)	4 (23.53%)	0.024
Hyperbilirubinemia	4 (40%)	1 (5.88%)	0.047
Positive anti-dsDNA	10 (100%)	14 (82.35%)	0.232
Positive anti-Sm	2/8 (25%)	4/13 (30.77%)	0.59
Low C3	9/9 (100%)	17/17 (100%)	1.0
Low C4	7/9 (77.78%)	14/17 (82.35%)	0.58
Anti-Ro	3/8 (37.5%)	10/13 (76.92%)	0.09
Anti-La	1/8 (12.5%)	6/13 (46.15%)	0.133

^*Times in excess of the upper limit of normal (ULN).