Table 3. . Serum albumin, total calcium and albumin-corrected calcium by melanoma site.
Site | Albumin (g/dl), n = 564 (mean ± SD) | Calcium (mg/dl), n = 644 (mean ± SD) | Albumin-corrected calcium (mg/dl), n = 564 (mean ± SD) |
---|---|---|---|
Head and neck† |
4.11 ± 0.33‡ |
9.41 ± 0.50 |
9.50 ± 0.43 |
Trunk |
4.14 ± 0.34§ |
9.49 ± 0.49 |
9.57 ± 0.44 |
Upper limb and shoulders |
4.14 ± 0.32§ |
9.46 ± 0.50 |
9.52 ± 0.49 |
Lower limb and hip |
4.19 ± 0.39§ |
9.57 ± 0.46 |
9.65 ± 0.42 |
NOS/overlapping | 3.81 ± 0.48§ | 9.29 ± 0.56 | 9.57 ± 0.33 |
†Head and neck includes face/ears, scalp/neck and other/unspecified parts of face.
‡p = 0.002; §p ≥ 0.0003.
NOS: not otherwise specified ; SD: Standard deviation.