Authors
Conner C Hayes, Xiaojuan Zhu, Paolo Pazzi, Sarah M Schmid
Published in
Journal of veterinary internal medicine. Volume 40. Issue 4. Jul 01, 2026.
Abstract
Hypoalbuminemia (HA) is associated with a higher case fatality rate in people.
To describe the affected organ systems and pathoetiologies in cats with mild (2.5-2.9 g/dL), moderate (2-2.4 g/dL), or severe (< 2 g/dL) HA, and compare hospitalization and survival times to cats without HA (wHA; ≥ 3 g/dL).
Eight hundred thirty-two HA and 832 wHA cats.
Retrospective case-control study of cats with plasma albumin concentrations measured between 2017 and 2023. Diagnoses were categorized by organ system and pathoetiology and subsequently compared among HA and wHA groups. Hospitalization and survival times were compared.
HA prevalence was 32% (948/2927); 116 cats were excluded. Cats with HA were more often diagnosed with infectious (211/832, 25%) or neoplastic (198/832, 24%) pathoetiologies, and diseases affecting the hematopoietic (140/832, 17%) or multisystemic (71/832, 9%) organ systems compared to cats wHA (P < .001 for all). Cats with severe HA were more likely to have infectious diseases than all other severities (P < .001). Cats with HA had longer hospitalizations and shorter survival than wHA cats (P < .001). Cats with severe HA had significantly shorter restricted mean survival times from admission to 6 months (71 days, 95% CI 51-92 days) than wHA (144 days, 95% CI 138-149 days, P < .001), mild HA (119 days, 95% CI 111-127, P < .001), and moderate HA (108 days, 95% CI 95-122 days, P = .02) cats.
In cats with severe HA, investigation of infectious diseases should be prioritized.
PMID:
42544490
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