ALB and tuberculosis: Patients who survived had a lower MELD score (23.3 vs. 28.9, P < 0.001), Child score (8.73 vs. 9.71, P < 0.001), INR (2.49 vs. 2.9, P = 0.025), creatinine (67.25 μmol/L vs. 84.95 μmol/L, P < 0.001), TB (270.38 μmol/L vs. 330.89 μmol/L, P < 0.001), alkaline phosphatase (144.6 U/L vs. 166.68 U/L, P = 0.002) value and higher albumin (31.43 g/L vs. 29.94 g/L, P = 0.032), haemoglobin (127.31 g/L vs. 121.62 g/L, P = 0.042) and serum sodium (137.18 mmol/L vs. 134.72 mmol/L, P < 0.001) value (Table 1).