Intestinal bacterial overgrowth in the early stage of severe acute pancreatitis is associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Table 4 Correlation between the mild acute pancreatitis and severe acute pancreatitis groups inflammation indicators and acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome

Variable	Time	MAP group	SAP group	P value
IL-6	On admission	118.62 ± 137.66	143.74 ± 174.40	0.879
PCT	On admission	0.46 ± 1.29	0.67 ± 1.01	0.311
	72 h	0.35 ± 0.57	0.66 ± 0.83
	96 h	0.54 ± 2.51	0.51 ± 0.64

MAP: Mild acute pancreatitis; SAP: Severe acute pancreatitis; IL: Interleukin; PCT: Procalcitonin.