Table 3 Comparison of mean level of serum albumin, TP and Hgb between well-nourished and malnourished by independent sample t-test among adult patients with cancer on treatment follow up at JMC, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia (n = 176), 2021

Serum albumin(g/dl)

3.29 ± 0.67

3.71 ± 0.58

3.03 ± 0.58

0.000 *

TP (g/dl)

6.71 ± 0.99

7.01 ± 1.01

6.52 ± 0.94

0.002*

Hgb (g/dl)

11.98 ± 2.18

13.26 ± 1.51

11.18+/-2.16

0.000*