May 15, 2020

Hypoalbuminemia Predicts the Outcome of COVID‐19 Independent of Age and Co‐morbidity

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• This retrospective cohort study found a considerable difference in albumin levels between survivors and non-survivors of COVID-19. Results also showed that hypoalbuminemia was a predictive factor for mortality (OR = 6.4, 95%CI: 1.3, 31.1).  

Huang et al. (May 14, 2020). Hypoalbuminemia Predicts the Outcome of COVID‐19 Independent of Age and Co‐morbidity. Journal of Medical Virology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26003