MALAT1 and Sepsis: Plasma lncRNA MALAT1 expression was elevated in sepsis patients than that in HCs (P < 0.001; Figure 1A), and ROC curve analysis disclosed that lncRNA MALAT1 expression had a good value in predicting sepsis risk with an AUC of 0.823 (95%CI: 0.783‐0.864; Figure 1B).