Clinical characteristics of patients and controls
| Mild acute pancreatitis | Severe acute pancreatitis | Healthy controls | |
| Number of patients | 30 | 23 | 56 |
| Male/female | 19/11 | 14/9 | 30/26 |
| Age (years) | 54.9 (2.4) | 60.0 (2.3) | 53.5 (1.8) |
| Aetiology (n) | |||
| Gallstone | 18 | 13 | |
| Alcohol related | 10 | 5 | |
| Others | 2 | 5 | |
| Ranson’s scores | 1.2 (0.1) | 4.4 (0.3)* | |
| APACHE II scores (peak) | 5.1 (0.5) | 12.1 (1.1)** | |
| Amylase (peak) (IU/l) | 1727.2 (185.5) | 1788.5 (164.0) | |
| CRP (peak) (mg/dl) | 7.9 (1.1) | 15.1 (1.6)** | |
| Complication points | 1.6 (0.3) | 9.7 (1.8)** |
Values are numbers or means (SEM). *p<0.05; **p<0.01v mild acute pancreatitis.