The admission National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score (odds ratio [OR] 5.17, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.27–10.64) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score (OR 2.00, 95 % CI 1.12–3.56) were associated with an increased risk of hospital mortality, while albumin (OR 0.81, 95 % CI 0.64–0.92) and corticosteroids therapy (OR 0.50, 95 % CI 0.35–0.70) were associated with a decreased risk. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is Stroke.