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Table 4 Pearson’s correlation analysis between Serum albumin, TP, Hgb and SGA score in adult patients with cancer on treatment follow up in JMC, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 176)

From: Blood biomarkers as potential malnutrition screening alternatives among adult patients with cancer on treatment in oncology unit of jimma tertiary hospital: A cross-sectional analysis

SGA score(in number)

Parameters

Pearson’s correlation (r)

P-value

Serum albumin (g/dl)

-0.491

< 0.001

Tp(g/dl)

-0.270

< 0.001

Hgb(g/dl )

-0.451

< 0.001

BMI(kg/m2 )

-0.116

0.002

  1. Note: correlation at p-value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant