Research Article

Role of Albumin as a Nutritional and Prognostic Marker in Elective Intestinal Surgery

Table 2

Preoperative measurements.

CategoryCharacteristicn or mean% or SD

Biological dataBMI (kg/m2)26.1±5.6
PA (°)5.4±1.4
HGS (kg)35.0±12.3
SMI (cm2/m2)43.5±11.0
Albumin (g/L)35.7±5.4
CRP (mg/L)13.0±20.6
Bilirubin (mg/dL)0.54±0.54
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.93±0.29

NRS12321.9
25148.6
31918.1
476.7
543.8
611.0

ASA187.7
27168.3
32322.1
421.9

BMI, body mass index; PA, phase angle; HGS, handgrip strength; NRS, nutritional risk score.