CRP and Hypoalbuminemia: We also categorized patients according to established mGPS criteria as follows: mGPS of 2, with elevated CRP (>0.5 mg/dL) and hypoalbuminemia (<3.8 g/dL); mGPS of 1, with one of these abnormalities; mGPS of 0, with neither elevated CRP nor hypoalbuminemia.11 According to the criteria of mGPS, 168 (70.6%), 54 (22.7%), and 16 (6.7%) patients had mGPS of 0, 1, and 2, respectively.