Table 2. Additional albumin variables and ICU mortality.
| Total, n (%)* | Discharged alive, n (%) | Died in ICU, n (%) | p-value | |
|
Admission hypoalbuminaemia using ROC
cut-off ≤18.5 |
97 (39.3) | 47 (31.1) | 50 (52.1) | 0.001 |
|
Serum albumin (48 hours),
median (IQR) |
20 (15.00 - 23.00) | 20 (16.00 - 23.00) | 17 (14.00 - 21.00) | 0.012 |
| Hypoalbuminaemia at 48 hours | 158 (99.4) | 113 (99.1) | 45 (100.0) | 0.529 |
|
Hypoalbuminaemia using ROC
cut-off ≤18.5 at 48 hours |
73 (45.9) | 46 (40.4) | 27 (60.0) | 0.025 |
|
Change in albumin at 48 hours,
median (IQR) |
3 (0.00 - 6.00) | 3 (0.00 - 5.00) | 4 (1.00 - 7.00) | 0.108 |
| Change in albumin at 48 hours | ||||
| No change | 14 (8.8) | 12 (10.5) | 2 (4.4) | 0.476 |
| Decrease | 118 (74.2) | 83 (72.8) | 35 (77.8) | |
| Increase | 27 (17.0) | 19 (16.7) | 8 (17.8) |
ICU = intensive care unit
ROC = receiver operating characteristic
IQR = interquartile range
* Unless otherwise indicated