| Variables | Non-survivors (n = 14) | Survivors (n = 115) | P value |
| Age (years; mean ± SD) | 63.9 ± 10.03 | 43.3 ± 11.3 | 0.001 |
| Sex (M/F) | 8/6 (57.1/42.9) | 51/64 (44.3/55.7) | 0.449 |
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| MAP | 0 | 70 (60.9%) |
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| SAP | 14 (100%) | 45 (39.1%) | <0.001 |
| Hospital stay (days; mean ± SD) | 17 ± 6.9 | 11.4 ± 5.3 | 0.160 |
| WBC count(103/μl; mean ± SD) | 7.8 ± 1.3 | 7.3 ± 4.2 | 0.528 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl; mean ± SD) | 10.1 ± 1 | 13.3 ± 2.1 | 0.035 |
| Platelet count (103/μl; mean ± SD) | 247.9 ± 66.2 | 256.4 ± 93.4 | 0.803 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/l; mean ± SD) | 4.5 ± 2.3 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 0.014 |
| Serum albumin (mg/l; mean ± SD) | 28.3 ± 3.6 | 34.3 ± 5.1 | 0.006 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L; median, range) | 38.5 (23 - 224) | 26.3 (13 - 411) | 0.118 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L; median, range) | 36.5 (32 - 109) | 34.7 (7 - 593) | 0.445 |
| Calcium (mmol/l; mean ± SD) | 2 ± 0.4 | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 0.02 |
| Urea (mmol/l; median, range) | 7.1 (6 - 46) | 4.9 (1.3 - 32) | 0.003 |
| Creatinine (μmol/l; median, range) | 124 (90 - 696) | 102 (29 - 409) | 0.009 |
| Serum amylase (U/L; median, range) | 390.7 (345 - 894) | 445.3 (122 - 4247) | 0.670 |
| Blood sugar (mg/dl; mean ± SD) | 11.1 ± 2.1 | 8.2 ± 2.2 | 0.013 |
| RDW (%; mean ± SD) | 15.03 ± 1.3 | 12.5 ± 1.4 | <0.001 |
| CRP (mg/l; median, range) | 65.1 (55 - 456) | 60 (5 - 425) | 0.708 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L; median, range) | 281.3 (142 - 752) | 272.5 (130 - 675) | 0.456 |