Table 2 Admission biological characteristics of patients with acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) or abdominal pain of other cause (controls)
|  | AMI patients N = 52 | Controls N = 85 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
White blood cell count, G/L | 12 (9–18) | 11 (8–14) | 0.02 |
Neutrophils, G/L | 10 (7–14) | 8 (5–11) | 0.03 |
Lymphocytes, G/L | 1.2 (0.7–1.6) | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 0.15 |
Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) | 8 (5–17) | 6 (3–12) | 0.11 |
Platelet count, G/L | 266 (171–363) | 271 (− 319) | 0.46 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 12.5 (11.6–15.1) | 13.6 (12.3–14.9) | 0.21 |
C-reactive protein, mg/L | 107 (30–205) | 21 (5–98) |  < 0.001 |
Procalcitonin, ng/mL | 0.4 (0.1–1.2) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | < 0.001 |
Lactate, mmol/L | 1.5 (1.0–2.3) | 1.4 (1.0–2.2) | 0.68 |
Urea, mmol/L | 6 (4–9) | 5 (4–7) | 0.10 |
Creatinine, µmol/L | 72 (63–100) | 70 (63–89) | 0.76 |
ASAT, UI/L | 25 (19–38) | 27 (22–40) | 0.23 |
Bilirubin, µmol/L | 12 (8–19) | 12 (9–18) | 0.74 |