N Min Max Mean SD Significance
Age 249 18 76 45.980 12.898 0.304
Albumin (gm/dL)* 198 1 5 3.670 0.613  
Prednisolone Dose 209 2 50 18.810 10.888 0.005
Haemoglobin (gm/dL) 113 4 15 10.630 2.380 0.002
HDL (mg/dL) 47 22 80 49.620 13.505 0.135
LDL (mg/dL) 47 32 175 90.850 31.584 0.046
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 45 21 305 113.800 57.592 0.238
Calcium (mg/dL) 206 6 12 8.810 0.849 0.002
Phosphate (mg/dL) 193 2 7 3.230 1.047 0.512
Sodium (mEq/L) 205 106 149 133.790 5.768 0.474
Potassium (mEq/L) 207 3 6 4.210 0.646 0.805
Chloride (mEq/L) 202 88 143 104.000 5.997 0.069
Bicarbonate (mEq/L) 202 16 31 23.650 2.893 0.476
BMI (kg/m2) 215 15 37 23.330 4.129 0.183
Fat % 238 5 56 29.650 10.799 0.032
Fat Mass (kg) 144 3 52 19.330 9.594 0.807
Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) 168 1 2 1.200 0.403 0.692
Lean Body Mass (kg) 144 22 71 41.590 7.000 0.234
Table 1: Correlation analysis of Albumin and the other variables (Descriptive statistics to find out the mean ± SD, and Pearson’s chi squared test to test the significance between s.albumin and various parameters).