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Table 1 Comparison of survival using Kaplan-Meier method based on serially ascending values of serum albumin

From: Pre-operative hypoalbuminaemia predicts poor overall survival in rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis

Serum albumin level

5 year survival rates

P value

<20 g/LVS. ≥20 g/L

90% VS. 60%

0.44

<25 g/LVS. ≥2 g/L

90% VS. 59%

0.10

<30 g/LVS. ≥30 g/L

43% VS. 63%

0.04*

<35 g/LVS. ≥35 g/L

49% VS. 69%

0.02*

<40 g/LVS. ≥40 g/L

58% VS. 62%

0.48

<45 g/LVS. ≥45 g/L

58% VS. 73%

0.17

  1. * - significant value.
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BMC Clinical Pathology

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