Gal-3 remained associated with non-renal recovery after adjustment for potential confounding factors (adjusted with gender, age, CKD, vasopressor treatment, SAPS II, Charlson score, Screat and lactate at admission), OR 1.13 [1.05–1.22] (Additional file 1: Fig. S2C). The gene discussed is LGALS3; the disease is chronic kidney disease.