AHSG and septic shock: However, patients presenting with septic shock had significantly higher B/F ratio and lower fetuin-A both at enrollment and one week after, compared to patients presented with sepsis (B/F ratio, median (IQR): Day 1, 28 (10–48) vs 14 (9–23), p = 0.009; Day 7, 26 (11–40) vs 10 (6–20), p < 0.001; and fetuin-A, median (IQR): Day 1, 275 (209–333) vs 316 (285–348), p < 0.001; Day 7, 310 (230–357) vs 383 (342–431), p < 0.001).