ALB and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Patients with aspiration-related ARDS also had significantly higher NIHSS scores (P<0.001), serum creatinine levels (P = 0.003), serum aspertate aminotransferase (AST) levels (P<0.001), and blood glucose levels (P<0.001); and lower GCS scores (P<0.001), hemoglobin concentration (P<0.001), platelet counts (P = 0.004), serum albumin levels (P<0.001), serum sodium levels (P<0.001).