Table 4 How serum albumin levels and prevalence of hypoalbuminemia vary by GI symptoms (Pathway ② + ③)
Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute change in serum albumin g/dL (95 % CI) | Hypoalbuminemia odds ratio (95 % CI) | |||
Predictor GI symptom score | Unadjusted | Adjusted for dietary protein intake | Unadjusted | Adjusted for dietary protein intake |
None (score of 0) (n = 1897) | reference | reference | 1.0 reference | 1.0 reference |
Low tertile (score of 1–5) (n = 608) | −0.07(−0.11 ~ −0.03) p = 0.002 | −0.06(−0.10 ~ −0.02) p = 0.004 | 1.44(1.09 ~ 1.89) p = 0.01 | 1.41(1.07 ~ 1.85) p = 0.02 |
Middle tertile (score of 6–24) (n = 585) | −0.09(−0.13 ~ −0.04) p < 0.001 | −0.08(−0.12 ~ −0.04) p < 0.001 | 1.67(1.28 ~ 2.18) p < 0.001 | 1.63(1.25 ~ 2.13) p < 0.001 |
High tertile (score of 25–360) (n = 509) | −0.13(−0.18 ~ −0.09) p < 0.001 | −0.12(−0.16 ~ −0.08) p < 0.001 | 1.77(1.34 ~ 2.33) p < 0.001 | 1.71(1.29 ~ 2.25) p < 0.001 |