Serum Triglyceride Level: A Predictor of Complications and Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis?

Table 4

Multivariate analysis showing association of triglyceride level with complications after adjusting for advanced age, sex, obesity, and diabetic status.

Complication	Triglyceride <2.26 mmol/L; (<200 mg/dL); (: 482)	Triglyceride ≥2.26 mmol/L; (≥200 mg/dL); (: 100)	value
Alteration in mental status	25 (5.1)	13 ()	0.001
SIRS	81 (16.8)	31 ()	0.047
Pancreatic necrosis	15 (3.11)	12 ()	0.002
ARDS	7 (1.45)	7 ()	0.002
AKI	168 (34.85)	52 ()	0.001
LOS (days)	7.3 ± 4.4	10.9 ± 7.8	0.016
ICU LOS (days)	1.1 ± 0.3	2.2 ± 0.5	0.009
Admission to ICU	108 (22.4)	37 ()	0.002

Plus-minus are means with ± SD.