Research Article
Resistin as a Prooxidant Factor and Predictor of Endothelium Damage in Patients with Mild Acute Pancreatitis Exposed to Tobacco Smoke Xenobiotics
Table 2
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
| | Parameters | Control group | Patients with AP | Nonsmokers
Median (range) | Smokers
Median (range) | Nonsmokers
Median (range) | Smokers
Median (range) |
| | Age (years) | 22 (20–46) | 23 (20–31) | 53(1) (26–84) | 44(2) (29–76) | | BMI (kg/m2) | 21.60 (17.63–29.72) | 21.92 (17.58–28.31) | 25.33(1) (21.60–38.09) | 22.86 (17.11–34.53) | | Ranson criteria (score) | NA | NA | 2.00 (2.00–4.00) | 2.00 (1.00–4.00) | | The number of AP attacks in the past | NA | NA | 1–3 | 2–10 | | Pack years of smoking | NA | 3.00 (0.50–12.00) | NA | 15.00 (1.00–61.50) | | Alcohol abusers (%) | NA | NA | 14% | 67% | | Alcohol exposure (g of ethanol/day) | NA | NA | 14.30 | 110.00 (12.50–325.00) |
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NA: not applicable. (1) compared to nonsmokers of control group. (2) compared to smokers of control group.
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