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Table 6 Patient characteristics by albumin status for the propensity matched patients

From: Is albumin administration in the acutely ill associated with increased mortality? Results of the SOAP study

 

Albumin (n = 339)

No albumin (n = 339)

p value

Age, mean ± SD

62.6 ± 15.1

62.6 ± 17.1

0.365

Male gender (%)

221 (62.2)

206 (60.8)

0.693

Chronic diseases (%)

   

   COPD

37 (10.9)

33 (9.7)

0.614

   Cancer

61 (18.0)

62 (18.3)

0.921

   Heart failure

40 (11.8)

43 (12.7)

0.725

   Diabetes

27 (8.0)

34 (10.0)

0.347

   Liver cirrhosis

30 (8.8)

26 (7.7)

0.577

   Hematologic cancer

12 (3.5)

10 (2.9)

0.665

   HIV/AIDS

5 (1.5)

7 (2.1)

1.000

Surgical admissions (%)

208 (61.4)

215 (63.4)

0.579

SAPS II score, mean ± SD

41.7 ± 17.2

41.6 ± 18.1

0.664

SOFA score, mean ± SDa

7.1 ± 4.1

6.7 ± 4.4

0.126

Organ failurea

   

   Respiratory

106 (31.3)

100 (29.5)

0.616

   Hepatic

16 (4.7)

15 (4.4)

0.854

   Coagulation

39 (11.5)

27 (8.0)

0.120

   Renal

72 (21.2)

71 (20.9)

0.925

   CNS

70 (20.6)

79 (23.3)

0.404

   Cardiovascular

147 (43.4)

146 (43.1)

0.939

Sepsis syndromes (%)a

   

   Sepsis

120 (35.4)

132 (38.9)

0.441

   Severe sepsis

103 (30.4)

101 (29.8)

0.867

   Septic shock

57 (16.8)

50 (14.7)

0.461

Procedures (%)a

   

   Mechanical ventilation

259 (76.4)

255 (75.5)

0.720

   Pulmonary artery catheter

71 (20.9)

58 (17.1)

0.203

   Hemofiltration

23 (6.8)

17 (5.0)

0.335

   Hemodialysis

11 (3.2)

9 (2.7)

0.650

Mean fluid balance ± SD

0.2 ± 1.3

0.2 ± 1.4

0.474

Trauma

18 (5.3)

14 (4.1)

0.446

ICU mortality (%)

118 (34.8)

71 (20.9)

<0.001

Hospital mortality (%)

140 (41.3)

94 (27.7)

<0.001

  1. aOn the day of albumin administration in the albumin group and on admission in the others. CNS, central nervous system; ICU, intensive care unit; IQ, interquartile range; SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.