Table 3:

Association between albumin and depression or anxiety in patients with metastatic cancers (n=50) using all available laboratory values (Model 1) and those drawn within 1 week of visit in CL clinic (Model 2) (n=27).

	Depression			Confidence Interval
Model 1 (any available lab value)	Regression Coefficient	β	P	Lower	Upper
Age	−.03 (.07)	−.06	.65	−.166	.105
Sex	−1.21 (1.89)	−.09	.53	−5.001	2.587
Albumin	−4.30 (2.06)	−.29	.04*	−8.450	−.158
	adjusted R2 .05; F=1.841, p=.15
	Anxiety			Confidence Interval
Model 1 (any available lab value)	Regression Coefficient	β	P	Lower	Upper
Age	−.09 (.07)	−.18	.21	−.225	.050
Sex	−.25 (1.91)	−.02	.90	−4.094	3.589
Albumin	−4.46 (2.09)	−.30	.04*	−8.660	−.264
	adjusted R2 .069 F=2.210, p=.10
	Depression			Confidence Interval
Model 2: (lab within a week)	Regression Coefficient	β	P	Lower	Upper
Age	−.13 (.10)	−.22	.20	−.331	.073
Sex	1.60 (2.17)	.13	.47	−2.892	6.094
Albumin	−9.56 (2.69)	−.63	.002**	−15.141	−3.975
	adjusted R2 .32, F=4.927, p=.009**
	Anxiety			Confidence Interval
Model 2: (lab within a week)	Regression Coefficient	β	P	Lower	Upper
Age	−.22 (.12)	−.36	.08	−.467	.024
Sex	−.42 (2.64)	−.03	.87	−5.890	5.044
Albumin	−6.03 (3.28)	−.36	.08	−12.818	.769
	adjusted R2 .16, F=2.527, p=.08

Note:

^*p<.05

^**p<.01.