Table 5.
Association between serum albumin levels and cancer mortality in different subgroups.
| Groups | Cancer mortality (Per 1g/dL albumin decrease) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude HR (95% CI) |
P
for trend |
Adjusted HR (95% CI) |
P
for trend |
|
| Male | 3.34 (2.76, 4.06) | < 0.01 | 2.17 (1.75, 2.68) | < 0.01 |
| Female | 2.38 (1.88, 2.89) | < 0.01 | 1.81 (1.43, 2.27) | < 0.01 |
| Age ≤ 69 | 2.47 (1.87, 3.25) | < 0.01 | 2.39 (1.76, 3.24) | < 0.01 |
| Age>69 | 2.23 (1.87, 2.65) | < 0.01 | 1.85 (1.56, 2.23) | < 0.01 |
| BMI ≤ 27.8 | 2.86 (2.37, 3.36) | < 0.01 | 1.77 (1.45, 2.16) | < 0.01 |
| BMI>27.8 | 2.22 (1.76, 2.79) | < 0.01 | 2.53 (1.94, 3.29) | < 0.01 |
| Hypertension | 2.25 (1.88, 2.69) | < 0.01 | 1.65 (1.25, 2.18) | < 0.01 |
| Non-hypertension | 2.34 (1.83, 2.98) | < 0.01 | 2.24 (1.85, 2.71) | < 0.01 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2.41 (1.83, 3.17) | < 0.01 | 2.42 (1.80, 3.25) | < 0.01 |
| Non-Diabetes mellitus | 2.23 (1.89, 2.64) | < 0.01 | 1.90 (1.58, 2.28) | < 0.01 |
| CVD | 1.96 (1.53, 2.49) | < 0.01 | 1.94 (1.49, 2.54) | < 0.01 |
| Non-CVD | 2.28 (1.91, 2.72) | < 0.01 | 2.06 (1.70, 2.50) | < 0.01 |
Age and BMI were grouped according to their median. Crude model: adjusted for none. Adjusted model: adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, BMI, smoking, drinking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, anemia, CVD. HR, Hazard ratio and CI, confidence interval.