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Table 4 Values of albumin levels according to predefined groups

From: Differences in routine laboratory parameters related to cachexia between patients with hematological diseases and patients with solid tumors or heart failure – is there only one cachexia?

 

All

Cachectic

Non-cachectic

p-value (C vs. NC)

All

38.31 (+/−6.5)

34.95 (+/−6.5)

39.85 (+/−5.8)

p = 0.0002*

Hematological

40.95 (+/−6.1)

38.05 (+/−6.1)

42.04 (+/−5.2)

p = 0.019*

Non-hematological

36.01 (+/−6.2)

32.83 (+/−6.1)

37.85 (+/−5.7)

p = 0.004*

p-value (H vs. NH)

p = 0.0001*

p = 0.02*

p = 0.0001*

 
  1. Abbreviations H = hematological, NH = non-hematological, C = cachectic, NC = non-cachectic. Values of albumin levels are in g/l. *statistically significant.
  2. (mean +/− standard deviation).
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