Correlation of apolipoprotein levels with the severity of hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis

Abstract

Objective To explore the correlation of apolipoprotein levels with the severity of hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis. Methods Clinical date of 169 patients with hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis (AP) admitted in our hospital from September 2012 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Apolipoprotein (Apo) AⅠ, Apo B, Apo B/Apo AⅠ ratio were compared among hyperlipidemic AP patients with different severity. Pearson correlation analysis was conducted to explore the correlation of Apo AⅠ, Apo B, Apo B/Apo AⅠ with Atlanta classification, CTSI score, APACHE-Ⅱscore, RANSON score and C-reaction protein level. The optimal cut-off point of apolipoproteins for predict the severe hyperlipidemic AP was determined by ROC curve. The local and systemic complications of pancreatitis patients with different Apo levels were compared with chi-square test. Results There were no significant differences in general conditions among patients with severe AP (SAP), median-severe AP (MSAP) and mild AP (MAP). The Apo AⅠ levels of SAP [ (0.89±0.36) g/L] were lower than those of MSAP [(1.07±0.40)g/L, t=2.07, P=0.04] and MAP [(1.14±0.70) g/L, t=2.55, P=0.01]. Apo AⅠ was negatively correlated with Atlanta classification (r=-0.24, P 8 [70.59%(36/51) vs. 55.08%(65/118), χ2=3.56, P=0.04] in patients with Apo AⅠ≤0.8 g/L were higher than those in patients with Apo AⅠ>0.8 g/L. Conclusion Apolipoprotein AⅠ level is negatively correlated with Atlanta classification and Apo AⅠ level can be used to predict severity of hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis. Key words: Pancreatitis; Hyperlipidemia; Apolipoproteins; APACHEⅡ; C-reactive protein