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This study investigated the associations of TG clearance trajectories and time-weighted mean triglyceride exposure (TWM-TG) with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and pancreatic necrosis in HTG-AP.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n This retrospective cohort study included 526 patients with HTG-AP. Serial TG measurements obtained within 7 days after admission were analyzed. A latent class mixed model (LCMM) was used to identify TG clearance trajectories. The area under the TG exposure curve was calculated using the trapezoidal rule and standardized by the interval between the first and last TG measurements to derive TWM-TG. Missing data were handled using multiple imputation by chained equations. Covariates were selected using the Boruta algorithm, followed by LASSO regression with 10-fold cross-validation and variance inflation factor assessment. Firth logistic regression was performed in five imputed datasets, and estimates were pooled using Rubin's rules.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Two TG trajectories were identified: a rapid-decline group (\n \n \n \n n<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n =<\/mml:mo>\n 430<\/mml:mn>\n )<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n and a slow-decline group\n \n \n \n (<\/mml:mo>\n n<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n =<\/mml:mo>\n 96<\/mml:mn>\n )<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n . The proportion of patients with SAP was higher in the slow-decline group than in the rapid-decline group (46.9% vs 11.9%). After multivariable adjustment, a slow-decline TG trajectory (OR=6.44, 95% CI: 3.55\u201311.69,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and TWM-TG (OR=1.66, 95% CI: 1.33\u20132.08,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were associated with higher odds of SAP, whereas maximum TG was not significantly associated with SAP. For pancreatic necrosis, only TWM-TG remained significantly associated (OR=1.27, 95% CI: 1.05\u20131.54,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.016).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n TG clearance trajectories and TWM-TG were associated with disease severity in HTG-AP and may provide supplementary information beyond static TG measurements. TWM-TG was also associated with pancreatic necrosis, suggesting relevance to local pancreatic injury. 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