Survival data in primary myelofibrosis stratified by serum albumin and cholesterol levels. Survival data (A) among 414 patients with primary myelofibrosis studied for serum albumin level and (B) among 318 patients studied for serum total cholesterol (TC) level. (C) Shows 478 patients whose data were informative for a subthreshold level for either serum albumin or cholesterol (operationally categorized as unfavorable cachexia index) compared with those in whom both values were above the threshold levels (operationally categorized as favorable cachexia index).