Table 3

Correlations between oxidative stress markers and severity scores of acute pancreatitis

	Ranson’s score	APACHE II score (peak)	Complication points	C reactive protein (peak)
Chemiluminescence (CL)	0.671^***	0.705^***	0.598^***	0.297^5-150
CL/PMN	0.199	0.287^**	0.189	−0.049
Total ascorbic acid (TAA)	−0.336^5-150	−0.363^**	−0.352^5-150	−0.033
DHAA:TAA	0.404^**	0.396^**	0.297^5-150	0.275^5-150
α-tocopherol/TL	−0.200	−0.083	−0.191	−0.173
TBARS	0.559^***	0.386^**	0.486^***	0.300^5-150

Values are Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficients.
↵5-150 p<0.05; ^**p<0.01; ^***p<0.001.
PMN, polymorphonuclear leucocytes; DHAA, dehydroascorbic acid; TL, plasma total lipids; TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.