ALB and laryngotracheoesophageal cleft: The univariate analysis found six variables to have significant association with WS decline (<0.8 m/s): age (p = 0.0278), presence of LC (p = 0.0088), serum albumin level (p = 0.0246), M2BPGi (p = 0.0141), branched-chain amino acid to tyrosine ratio (BTR; p = 0.0127) and ECW to TBW ratio (p < 0.0001; Table 3).