Table 3. Logistic regression of the effect of chronic or acute inflammation on hypoalbuminemia at admission.

Controlling for	Number of patients (%)	Odds ratio (95% Confidence interval) for hypoalbuminemia
Albumin alone	5,451 (100%)	4.34 (3.38–5.57)
Mild to moderate liver disease	231 (4.2%)	4.48 (3.49–5.76)
Severe liver disease	51 (0.9%)	4.34 (3.38–5.59)
Kidney disease	276 (5.1%)	4.34 (3.38–5.57)
Cancer with solid tumors	875 (16.1%)	3.98 (3.09–5.13)
Cancer with metastasis	156 (2.9%)	4.24 (3.30–5.45)
Rheumatologic disease	374 (6.7%)	4.32 (3.36–5.54)
C-reactive protein	5,542 (94.1%)	3.35 (2.56–4.38)