Second, although there is no significant difference of ALB between the patients with and without cirrhosis (37.6 ± 4.6 g/L vs 38.1 ± 4.9 g/L, p = 0.220) in the present study, the cirrhosis and the situation that some patients with cirrhosis may have received albumin treatment before admission for surgery might have influenced the level of ALB. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and Cirrhosis.