Table 3.

Baseline Serum Albumin Concentrations by Heart Failure Status Over Time

Year	Heart Failure		No Heart Failure		Mean Δ (95% CI)
	N	Albumin (g/L)	N	Albumin (g/L)	Albumin (g/L)	P value
1	39	38.3±3.4	2868	39.8±3.1	1.5 (0.4–2.6)	0.009
2	71	38.7±3.3	2836	39.8±3.1	1.1 (0.3–1.9)	0.007
3	109	38.7±3.4	2798	39.8±3.1	1.1 (0.5–1.8)	0.001
4	137	38.8±3.3	2770	39.9±3.1	1.0 (0.5–1.6)	<0.001
5	183	39.1±3.3	2724	39.8±3.1	0.7 (0.2–1.2)	0.006
6	218	39.3±3.3	2689	39.8±3.1	0.6 (0.1–1.0)	0.017
7	257	39.4±3.2	2650	39.8±3.1	0.4 (0.0–0.8)	0.042
8	298	39.5±3.1	2609	39.8±3.1	0.3 (0.0–0.7)	0.071
9	327	39.6±3.1	2580	39.8±3.1	0.3 ([−0.1]–0.6)	0.14
10	340	39.6±3.1	2567	39.8±3.1	0.2 ([−0.1]–0.6)	0.17