Abstract:Objective To explore the associations of serum remnant lipoprotein cholesterol (RLP-C) and remnant cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (RC/HDL-C) levels with the disease severity and recurrence of hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis (HLAP).Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the medical records of 92 HLAP patients admitted to Xi'an High-tech Hospital from January 2018 to January 2021, and the levels of RC/HDL-C and RLP-C in patients with varying degrees of disease severity were analyzed. According to the recurrence outcomes within 2 years, the patients were divided into a recurrence group and a non-recurrence group. The factors affecting the HLAP recurrence were analyzed, and the predictive efficacy of RC/HDL-C and RLP-C levels for HLAP recurrence was evaluated.Results Among the 92 patients with HLAP, 26 cases (28.26%) were classified as mild, 54 cases (58.70%) as moderate, and 12 cases (13.04%) as severe. The RC/HDL-C and RLP-C levels in the mild group were lower than those in the moderate and severe groups (P < 0.05), and the RC/HDL-C and RLP-C levels in the moderate group were lower than those in the severe group (P < 0.05). The RC/HDL-C and RLP-C levels were positively correlated with the severity of HLAP (rs = 0.472 and 0.459, both P = 0.000). Among the 92 HLAP patients, 38 (41.30%) experienced disease recurrence. The HDL-C level in the recurrence group was lower than that in the non-recurrence group, while the RC/HDL-C and RLP-C levels were higher in the recurrence group than in the non-recurrence group (P < 0.05). Multivariable Logistic regression analysis revealed that high RC/HDL-C levels [O^R = 3.899 (95% CI: 1.344, 11.319) ] and high RLP-C levels [O^R = 4.491 (95% CI: 1.547, 13.033) ] were risk factors for HLAP recurrence (P < 0.05), and that low HDL-C levels [O^R = 0.229 (95% CI: 0.079, 0.665) ] were found to be a protective factor (P < 0.05). The sensitivities of RC/HDL-C, RLP-C, and their combination in predicting HLAP recurrence were 72.15% (95% CI: 0.635, 0.804), 81.73% (95% CI: 0.729, 0.916), and 87.09% (95% CI: 0.764, 0.931), respectively. The specificities were 71.29% (95% CI: 0.628, 0.815), 78.04% (95% CI: 0.712, 0.841), and 92.31% (95% CI: 0.835, 0.981), respectively.Conclusion RC/HDL-C and RLP-C levels are positively associated with the severity of HLAP and demonstrate good predictive performance for assessing the risk of disease recurrence.