Then, he performed a univariate analysis of all the patients and found that cirrhosis, the Charlson Index Score (usually higher in cirrhotic patients), hemoglobin concentration, INR, partial thromboplastin time (PTT), and serum albumin concentration were significantly associated with venous thromboembolism but on multivariate analysis, only two of these factors, i.e., low serum albumin and elevated PTT were related with venous thromboembolism [8]. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and venous thromboembolism.