ALB and acute respiratory distress syndrome: By univariate regression analysis in severe COVID-19 patients, the following baseline characteristics were predictors of mortality risk: older age, faster respiratory rate, ARDS, history of diabetes, history of hypertension; the following laboratory findings were predictors of mortality risk: reduced lymphocyte count, reduced albumin, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, elevated D-dimer, reduced SpO2 at room air; the following baseline HRCT findings were predictors of mortality risk: elevated total HRCT score, higher consolidation proportion, pleural effusion (Table 4).