Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients with and without POF.

From: Initiation time of double-filtration plasma apheresis affects the risk of persistent organ failure in hypertriglyceridaemia-induced acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study

 

All patients (n = 89)

Non-POF (n = 43)

POF (n = 46)

P value

Age, median (IQR), years

38 (33–46)

37 (33–47)

38 (31–43)

0.442

Gender, male, n (%)

62 (69.7)

26 (60.5)

36 (78.3)

0.068

BMI, median (IQR), kg/m2

27.1 (23.55–29.49)

26 (23.3–29.4)

28.3 (25.8–30.4)

0.053

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

22 (24.7)

8 (18.6)

14 (30.4)

0.196

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

15 (16.85)

5 (11.6)

10 (21.7)

0.203

Alcohol abuse, n (%)

11 (12.36)

4 (9.3)

7 (15.2)

0.397

Previous pancreatitis, n (%)

47 (52.81)

21 (48.8)

26 (56.5)

0.468

Hospital transfer, n (%)

40 (44.94)

14 (32.6)

26 (56.5)

0.023

Onset to diagnosis, median (IQR), h

12 (8–20.5)

12 (8–21)

12 (6–20)

0.757

Onset to DFPP, median (IQR), h

29 (19–36.5)

28 (19–34)

29 (19–43)

0.274

DTD time, median (IQR), h

17 (11–25)

13 (10–20)

23 (12–28)

0.002

TG0, median (IQR), mmol/L

58.3 (39.69–80.05)

58.92 (42–81.18)

56.28 (37.11–78.46)

0.197

TG0 > 56.5 mmol/L, n (%)

46 (51.69)

23 (53.5)

23 (50)

0.742

OF on admission, n (%)

23 (25.4)

10 (23.3)

13 (28.3)

0.59

SOFA0, median (IQR)

1 (0–2)

1 (0–2)

1 (1–2)

0.08

Apache II0, median (IQR)

6 (5–9)

6 (4–8)

7 (6–10)

0.002

  1. Significant values are in bold.
  2. APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score, APACHE II0 APACHE II score on admission, BMI body mass index, DFPP double filtration plasmapheresis, DTD from diagnosis to completion of one DFPP session, IQR interquartile range, OF organ failure, POF persistent organ failure, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, SOFA0 SOFA score on admission, TG triglycerides, TG0 the level of triglycerides at diagnosis.
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