Table 3 Associations between different albumin categories based on 24-month serum albumin measurements and all-cause mortality in the study population
Albumin category | All-cause mortality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths (n) | Unadjusted | Adjusted (demographic)a | Adjustedb | |
HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | ||
Albumin rate reached 3.5(g/dL) | ||||
100 | 8 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
75 to < 100 | 8 | 1.29 (0.48–3.43) | 1.2 (0.45–3.23) | 0.9 (0.28–2.84) |
50 to < 75 | 6 | 2.61 (0.9–7.51) | 2.32 (0.79–6.76) | 2.56 (0.8–8.24) |
1 to < 50 | 7 | 2.66 (0.97–7.35) | 2.33 (0.82–6.6) | 2.85 (0.85–9.6) |
0 | 11 | 11.04 (4.43–27.5) | 5.63 (1.97–16.09) | 7.59 (2.38–24.21) |
Albumin rate reached 3.5(g/dL) | ||||
Higher rate (75 to 100) | 16 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Lower rate (0 to < 75) | 24 | 3.59 (1.91–6.76) | 2.66 (1.35–5.24) | 3.57 (1.66–7.65) |
Time-averaged serum albumin | ||||
≥ 4 | 1 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
3.5 to < 4 | 20 | 5.33 (0.72–39.74) | 4.11 (0.55–30.8) | 5.81 (0.72–47.12) |
< 3.5 | 19 | 14.12 (1.89–105.46) | 6.95 (0.91–53.27) | 15.49 (1.74–137.72) |