In the sepsis subgroup, the AUC for FT3, NT-proBNP and CRP levels (0.633 ± 0.055, 0.666 ± 0.054 and 0.627 ± 0.056, respectively) were close but much smaller than the APACHE II score (0.755 ± 0.045). The gene discussed is NPPB; the disease is Sepsis.