Table 2 Outcomes after admissions (N = 400)
Alb < 2.5 n = 48 | 2.5 ≤ Alb < 3.5 n = 200 | 3.5 ≤ Alb n = 152 | Total n = 400 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteremia | 9 (18.8) | 33 (16.5) | 21 (13.8) | 63 (15.8) | 0.657 |
Final diagnosis of infectious disease | 33 (68.8) | 124 (62.0) | 86 (56.6) | 243 (60.8) | 0.282 |
Duration of hospitalization (days) | 22 (9, 52) | 19 (11, 37) | 13 (7, 25) | 16 (9, 35) | < 0.01* |
In-hospital death (infection related) | 11 (22.9) | 25 (12.5) | 7 (4.6) | 43 (10.8) | < 0.01* |
Duration from admission to infection-related death (days) | 9 (5, 29) | 15 (6, 25) | 11 (2, 45) | 14 (6, 28) | 0.913 |
In-hospital death (infection related, with bacteremia) | 5 (10.4) | 15 (7.5) | 5 (3.3) | 25 (6.3) | 0.121 |
In-hospital death (infection related, without bacteremia) | 6 (12.5) | 10 (5.0) | 2 (1.3) | 18 (4.5) | < 0.01* |
In-hospital death (all cause) | 15 (31.3) | 40 (20.0) | 12 (7.9) | 67 (16.8) | < 0.01* |