Research Article

Impact of Fatty Liver on Acute Pancreatitis Severity

Table 2

Comparison of characteristics and severity parameters between AP patients with and without fatty liver.

ParametersFatty liver ()Nonfatty liver ()

Age, mean ± SD, years53.6 ± 16.754.7 ± 17.90.658
Sex, male (%)51 (76.1%)68 (51.1%)<0.001
Body mass index, kg/m225.3 ± 4.623.4 ± 3.30.001
Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, %)35 (47.9%)32 (25.2%)0.001
Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg94.8 ± 14.390.7 ± 12.70.038
Waist circumference, cm90.7 ± 10.083.3 ± 8.8<0.001
Random blood glucose, mg/dL179.2 ± 66.2150.4 ± 71.00.006
Serum triglyceride, mg/dL224.9 ± 312.4159.2 ± 190.90.123
Alcohol-induced pancreatitis (%)30 (44.8%)37 (27.8%)0.016
Severity by revised Atlanta classification (%)<0.001
 Mild19 (28.4%)91 (68.4%)
 Moderately severe38 (56.7%)35 (26.3%)
 Severe10 (14.9%)7 (5.3%)
Initial serum CRP level, median (IQR), mg/dL0.9 (0.2–9.6)0.4 (0.1–2.1)0.003
Maximum serum CRP level, median (IQR), mg/dL15.6 (4.1–24.5)4.1 (0.6–14.2)<0.001
Duration of hospitalization, median (IQR), days8 (6–13)7 (5–10)0.057

AP: acute pancreatitis; CRP: C-reactive protein; IQR: interquartile range; normal range of CRP: 0–0.3 mg/dL.