The combination of C-reactive protein (>10mg/L), albumin and neutrophil count had an area under the Receiver Operator Curve (ROC) curve for all-cause mortality of 0.720 (95% CI 0.714–0.727, p<0.001), cancer mortality of 0.728 (95% CI 0.718–0.737, p<0.001), cardiovascular mortality of 0.645 (95% CI 0.627–0.664, p<0.001) and cerebrovascular mortality of 0.612 (95% CI 0.589–0.636, p<0.001). Here, ALB is linked to cancer.