Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Is a Sensitive Predictor of Systemic Complications of Acute Pancreatitis
Table 1
Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between AP patients with elevated or normal LDH.
Normal LDH ()
Elevated LDH ()
-value
Age (years)
59.00 (45.00–79.00)
64.00 (48.00–79.50)
0.761
Male (%)
91 (63.64)
42 (45.16)
0.005
Alcoholism (%)
19 (13.29)
8 (8.60)
0.269
Smoker (%)
35 (24.48)
23 (24.73)
0.964
CCI
1.00 (0.00–2.00)
2.00 (1.00–3.00)
0.050
Hypocalcemia (%)
62 (44.00) ()
59 (65.55) ()
0.003
Amylase (U/L)
296.00 (154.25–718.00) ()
446.00 (189.00–984.00) ()
0.028
Lipase (U/L)
335.30 (95.33–649.25) ()
399.40 (211.15–807.50) ()
0.019
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
1.26 (0.78–2.33) ()
1.31 (0.74–4.35) ()
0.340
WBC count (×109/L)
9.89 (6.70–12.88)
9.85 (6.97–14.20)
0.864
Serum glucose (mmol/L)
6.20 (4.99–8.03) ()
7.88 (5.88–11.03) ()
0.001
ALT (U/L)
33.00 (15.50–92.50) ()
61.00 (20.00–201.50) ()
0.009
AST (U/L)
33.00 (20.00–68.50) ()
73.00 (38.50–346.50) ()
<0.001
CRP (mg/L)
29.80 (11.30–99.05) ()
48.10 (11.75–126.70) ()
0.175
Data are presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range). ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AP, acute pancreatitis; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; WBC, white blood cell.
