Serum inter-cellular adhesion molecule 1 is an early marker of diagnosis and prediction of severe acute pancreatitis

Table 3 Changes of serum intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and interleukin-6 levels in severe acute pancreatitis patients after admission

	Type	< 24 h	48-72 h	t	P value
APACHE-II	SAP	14.47 ± 5.81	16.6 ± 2.03	2.0776	< 0.05
	MAP	7.57 ± 1.44	9.51 ± 1.74	6.0216	< 0.001
ICAM-1 (ng/mL)	SAP	29.68 ± 8.04	44.76 ± 12.08	6.2353	< 0.001
	MAP	16.77 ± 4.37	24.10 ± 5.88	7.0038	< 0.001
IL-6 (ng/mL)	SAP	68.76 ± 28.62	42.19 ± 12.77	5.0868	< 0.001
	MAP	35.95 ± 11.56	21.76 ± 8.65	6.8798	< 0.001

SAP: Severe acute pancreatitis; MAP: Mild acute pancreatitis; APACHE-II: Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; ICAM-1: Intercellular adhesion molecule-1; IL-6: Interleukin-6.