Research Article
Role of Microalbuminuria and Hypoalbuminemia as Outcome Predictors in Critically Ill Patients
Table 1
Comparative demographic and clinical data in the two study groups.
| | Group | (A) survivor N = 34 | (B) nonsurvivor N = 26 | Value |
| | Gender; | | | | | Male no, (%) | 29 (85.3) | 18 (69.2) | 0.13 | | Female no, (%) | 5 (14.7) | 8 (30.8) | | | Age (years) Mean ± SD | 37.3 ± 14.6 | 53.8 ± 14.7 | <0.001 | | Height (cm) Mean ± SD | 171.5 ± 9.08 | 170.35 ± 8.5 | 0.6 | | Weight (kg) Mean ± SD | 74.68 ± 16.5 | 79.19 ± 11.8 | 0.2 | | BMI (kg/m2) Mean ± SD | 25.5 ± 5.4 | 27.2 ± 2.6 | 0.15 | | DM (mg/dl) no, (%) | 5 (14.7) | 12 (46.2) | 0.007 | | HTN (mm Hg) no, (%) | 4 (11.8) | 9 (34.6) | 0.03 |
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BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation; DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertensive disease.
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