Table 2. Assessment of baseline characteristics in 75 patients by Cm ratio (N = 75).

Characteristic	Mean	Standard Deviation	Range	P, Z
Age at diagnosis (years)	56.88	8.21	37–80	-
Total protein (mg/dl)	7.14	0.57	5.50–8.30
Albumin (g/dl)	4.03	0.37	3.10–4.70
Transferrin (mg/dl)	202.47	39.63	140–312
Cm overall (nF)	1.75	0.55	0.71–3.24
Cm (SGA A) (nF)	1.41	0.50	0.62 – 2.86	0.0009 3.33
Cm (SGA B+C) (nF)	1.01	0.43	0.40 – 1.94