Association between Serum Albumin Concentration and Ketosis Risk in Hospitalized Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Demographic characteristics.

	Albumin < 3.0 g/dL ()	Albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL ()	value
Age (years)	68 ± 1.4	69 ± 1.5	0.97
Sex
Female (%)	52.3	51.0	0.83
Male (%)	47.7	49.0
BMI (kg/m^2)	22 ± 0.4	23 ± 0.4	0.94
SCr (mg/dL)	1.91 ± 0.18	2.16 ± 0.19	0.37

Student’s -test.
Pearson’s chi-squared test.
Body mass index (BMI).
Serum creatinine (SCr).