Abstract:Objective To analyze the association between systemic inflammation grade (SIG) and the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) and to evaluate its predictive value.Methods The clinical data of 247 patients with AP hospitalized at the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region between January 2022 and December 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the 2012 revised Atlanta classification, the patients were divided into a mild AP group (n = 141) and a moderately severe/severe AP group (n = 106). Laboratory parameters on admission were collected. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) were calculated and combined to determine SIG. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze factors associated with AP severity and construct a composite prediction equation. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the predictive value of SIG and the combined model for AP severity.Results The proportions of patients with a history of diabetes and the levels or scores of neutrophil count, red blood cell distribution width-standard deviation (RDW-SD), C-reactive protein, blood urea nitrogen, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), NLR, mGPS, and SIG were higher in the moderately severe/severe AP group than in the mild AP group, whereas serum albumin and calcium levels were lower. Multivariable logistic regression showed that a history of diabetes [O^R = 1.958 (95% CI: 1.020, 3.758) ], elevated RDW-SD [O^R = 1.062 (95% CI: 1.013, 1.113) ], and elevated LDH [O^R = 1.007 (95% CI: 1.003, 1.010) ] were risk factors for moderately severe/severe AP (P < 0.05), whereas an SIG score of 1 [O^R = 0.166 (95% CI: 0.044, 0.621) ] was a protective factor (P < 0.05). The combination of SIG, RDW-SD, LDH, and the Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) had the largest area under the curve (AUC), at 0.824 (95% CI: 0.770, 0.873), and the highest sensitivity, at 83.96% (95% CI: 0.758, 0.897); BISAP had the highest specificity, at 89.36% (95% CI: 0.832, 0.935). The Hosmer-Lemeshow test for the composite prediction equation showed no significant difference (P > 0.05), indicating good agreement between predicted probabilities and observed incidence. The combined prediction model had an AUC of 0.789, a Brier score of 0.187, a calibration intercept of -0.001, and a calibration slope of 0.686, indicating good internal stability.Conclusion SIG is independently associated with AP severity and has moderate predictive performance when used alone. A composite prediction equation combining SIG with a history of diabetes, RDW-SD, and LDH may further improve the identification of moderately severe and severe AP.