-subtotal gastrectomy (OR 2.619, 95% CI: 1.367–5.019)-serum albumin < 2.8 g/dL (OR 2.081, 95% CI: 1.490–2.905)-age > 80 years (OR 1.721, 95% CI: 1.234–2.399)-chronic heart failure (OR 1.541, 95% CI: 1.096–2.168)-male (OR 1.407, 95% CI: 1.037–1.909). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and congestive heart failure.