Abstract:Objective To investigate the value of β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) and the neutrophils to lymphocytes and platelets ratio (N/LPR) in predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).Methods The 159 SAP patients admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to March 2024 were prospectively selected. Patients were divided into the AKI and non-AKI groups according to the occurrence of AKI during hospitalization. The clinical data including β2-MG and N/LPR before treatment were collected. The levels of β2-MG and N/LPR in the AKI group and the non-AKI group and the factors affecting the concurrent AKI in SAP patients were analyzed. The interaction between β2-MG and N/LPR on the concurrent AKI in SAP patients and the value of β2-MG and N/LPR in predicting AKI in SAP patients were determined.Results There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of sex composition, age, body mass index, SAP type distribution, underlying diseases, coronary heart disease, smoking history, alcohol consumption history, complications of abdominal compartment syndrome, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, shock, triglycerides, total cholesterol, white blood cell count, amylase, hemoglobin, and fibrinogen (P > 0.05). The APACHE II score and levels of blood lactate, blood creatinine, urea nitrogen, cystatin C, C-reactive protein, β2-MG, and N/LPR in the AKI group were higher than those in the non-AKI group (P < 0.05). The results of multivariable stepwise Logistic regression analysis (P = 0.05 for including variables and P = 0.10 for excluding variables) showed that the levels of β2-MG [O^R = 4.314 (95% CI: 1.673, 11.125) ], N/LPR [O^R = 3.991 (95% CI: 1.193, 13.353) ], blood creatinine [O^R = 4.444 (95% CI: 1.410 14.005) ] and cystatin C [O^R = 8.919 (95% CI: 1.904, 41.788) ], as well as the interaction between β2-MG and N/LPR [O^R = 5.692 (95% CI: 1.945, 16.652) ] were factors affecting concomitant AKI in patients with SAP (P < 0.05). The ROC curve analysis exhibited that the sensitivities of β2-MG, N/LPR and their combination in predicting concomitant AKI in SAP patients were 68.85% (95% CI: 0.603, 0.741), 70.73% (95% CI: 0.637, 0.819), and 82.93% (95% CI: 0.714, 0.905), with the specificity being 71.19% (95% CI: 0.669, 0.854), 68.64% (95% CI: 0.637, 0.812), and 89.83% (95% CI: 0.809, 0.934), and the areas under curves being 0.713 (95% CI: 0.610, 0.816), 0.734 (95% CI: 0.623, 0.846) and 0.883 (95% CI: 0.815, 0.952).Conclusions β2-MG and N/LPR are associated with AKI in SAP patients, and they have a positive interaction between each other. Their combined prediction shows good efficacy in identifying AKI in SAP patients.