Critical Care Research and Practice

Research Article

Role of Microalbuminuria and Hypoalbuminemia as Outcome Predictors in Critically Ill Patients

Table 2

Laboratory data in the two study groups.
Laboratory data(A) Survivor N = 34(B) Nonsurvivor N = 26 Value
ACR 1 mean; (IQR)51.5 mcg/mg (5–272)141.00 mcg/mg (31–1014)<0.001
ACR 2 mean; (IQR)49 mcg/mg (4.6-220)175 mcg/mg (35–357)<0.001
Serum albumin 1 mean ± SD3.0 g/dl (0.7)2.7 g/dl (0.7)0.1
Serum albumin 2 mean ± SD2.8 g/dl (0.5)2.5 g/dl (0.4)0.02
ACR1: albumin creatinine ratio on admission; ACR2: albumin creatinine ratio after 24 hours; serum albumin 1: on admission; serum albumin 2: after 24 hours; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range.