Table 2 Level of serum albumin, total protein and hemoglobin based on sex among adult patients with cancer on treatment follow up at JMC, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021(n = 176)
Variables | Category | Sex | Total N = 176  N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male = 54  N (%) | Female = 122  N (%) | ||||
Hypoalbuminemia | No Yes | 20(11.4) 34(19.3) | 69(39.2) 53(30.1) | 89(50.6) 87(49.4) | |
Mean(± SD) 3.29 ± 0.67 |  | ||||
Hypoproteinemia | No Yes | 29(16.5) 25(14.2) | 87(49.4) 35(19.9) | 116(65.9) 60 (34.1) | |
Mean(± SD) 6.71 ± 0.99 |  | ||||
Low hemoglobin level | No Yes | 22(12.5 ) 32(18.2) | 66(37.5) 56(31.8) | 88(50 ) 88 (50) | |
Mean(± SD) 11.98 ± 2.18 |  | ||||