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Table 2 Clinical data of 25 patients with elevated Lipase and acute PUUV infection, significant p values were marked in bold

From: Evaluation of lipase levels in patients with nephropathia epidemica - no evidence for acute pancreatitis

Variable

Patients with elevated serum lipase within threefold normal

Patients with lipase at least three times greater than the upper limit

 

n

18

7

 

Age (years ± SD)

58 ± 12.8

56 ± 11.3

 

Female/male

7/11

1/6

 

Symptoms

   

Abdominal pain

7/18

2/7

 

Back-/flank pain

13/18

4/7

 

Headache

9/18

3/7

 

Visual disorders

3/18

3/7

 

Diarrhea

4/18

3/7

 

Nausea/vomiting

9/19

1/7

 

Laboratory findings

   

Thrombocytes at admission (×109/L)

117 (75–276)

82 (59–111)

 

Creatinine at admission (mg/dL [0.5-1.4])

3.7 (1.7-6.2)

2.5 (1.9-2.9)

 

Creatinine peak level (mg/dL [0.5-1.4])

5.6 (2.9-6.9)

3.1 (2.7-4.5)

 

CrP at admission (mg/dL [0.1-0.4])

5.4 (2–6.8)

8.0 (4.6-8.7)

 

Lactate dehydrogenase, serum

285.0 (229–334)

313.0 (376–256)

 

Clinical signs

   

Fever

14/18

7/7

 

Blood pressure mmHg

   

Systolic mmHg

150 (140–160)

120 (100–150)

 

Diastolic mmHg

86 (75–96)

80.0 (72–91)