CRP and Hypoalbuminemia: Patients with elevated CRP (> 1.0 mg/dL) were assigned an mGPS of 1 or 2 depending on the absence or presence of hypoalbuminemia (< 35 g/L), whereas patients with no CRP elevation (≤ 1.0 mg/dL) were assigned an mGPS of 0, even if hypoalbuminemia was present.