ALB and Hypertension: Simple linear regression analysis (Table 3) indicated that D1-UE-Cd was positively associated with circulatory shock, pulse and respiratory rates, AST, white blood cell count, APACHE II and SOFA scores; however, D1-UE-Cd was negatively associated with sex, BMI, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, Glasgow coma scale score, mean arterial pressure, serum albumin, hemoglobin, and cardiac ejection fraction.