Table 1

Characteristics of patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer

 Serum albumin concentration
HypoalbuminaemiaNormal albuminaemia
SevereModerateMildLowHighMissing albumin
≤25 g/L
n=401
26–30 g/L
n=784
31–35 g/L
n=1742
36–40 g/L
n=3065
>40 g/L
n=3347
n=1008
Gender (%)
 Male143 (35.7)371 (47.3)844 (48.5)1660 (54.2)1910 (57.1)514 (51.0)
 Female258 (64.3)413 (52.7)898 (51.6)1405 (45.8)1437 (42.9)494 (49.0)
Median age (IQR)76 (68–82)76 (68–82)75 (65–81)71 (63–78)67 (59–74)71 (61–79)
Age, years, (%)
 <6048 (12.0)64 (8.2)234 (13.4)549 (17.9)857 (25.6)210 (20.8)
 60–6960 (15.0)170 (21.7)380 (21.8)824 (26.9)1122 (33.5)237 (23.5)
 70–79154 (38.4)280 (35.7)605 (34.7)1064 (34.7)990 (29.6)317 (31.5)
 ≥80139 (34.7)270 (34.4)523 (30.0)628 (20.5)378 (11.3)244 (24.1)
Type of admission (%)
 Elective122 (30.4)348 (44.4)1128 (64.8)2544 (83.1)3118 (93.2)534 (53.5)
 Non-elective279 (69.6)435 (55.6)612 (35.2)516 (16.9)227 (6.8)465 (46.2)
 Missing01 (0.1)2 (0.1)5 (0.16)2 (0.1)9 (0.9)
Cancer site (%)
 Colon302 (75.3)599 (76.4)1212 (69.6)1856 (60.6)1689 (50.5)779 (77.3)
 Rectum99 (24.7)185 (23.6)530 (30.4)1209 (39.5)1658 (49.5)229 (22.7)
Cancer stage (%)
 Localised124 (30.9)251 (32.0)671 (38.5)1287 (42.0)1517 (45.3)385 (38.2)
 Regional98 (24.4)205 (26.2)460 (26.4)841 (27.4)1051 (31.4)299 (29.7)
 Metastasised119 (29.7)215 (27.4)365 (21.0)527 (17.2)340 (10.2)206 (20.4)
 Unknown60 (15.0)113 (14.4)246 (14.1)410 (13.4)439 (13.1)118 (11.7)
Type of surgery (%)
 Open radical resection266 (66.3)579 (73.9)1369 (78.6)2470 (80.6)2546 (76.1)721 (71.5)
 Laparoscopic radical resection4 (1.0)7 (0.9)65 (3.7)271 (8.8)541 (16.2)121 (12.0)
 Non-eradicative procedures131 (32.7)198 (25.3)308 (17.7)324 (10.6)260 (7.8)166 (16.5)
Comorbidity (%)
 Low205 (51.1)375 (47.8)928 (53.3)1752 (57.2)2153 (64.3)651 (64.6)
 Moderate134 (33.4)279 (35.6)585 (33.6)969 (31.6)916 (27.4)271 (26.9)
 High62 (15.5)130 (16.6)229 (13.2)344 (11.2)278 (8.3)86 (8.5)
Alcohol-related disease (%)
 No386 (96.3)764 (97.5)1707 (98.0)3017 (98.4)3290 (98.3)988 (98.0)
 Yes15 (3.7)20 (2.6)35 (2.0)48 (1.6)57 (1.7)20 (2.0)
Marital status (%)
 Married172 (42.9)359 (45.8)855 (49.1)1731 (56.5)2139 (63.9)516 (51.2)
 Never married40 (10.0)55 (7.0)137 (7.9)218 (7.1)214 (6.4)82 (8.1)
 Other189 (47.1)370 (47.2)750 (43.1)1116 (36.4)994 (29.7)410 (40.7)