Significant differences were obtained in age, number of comorbidities, NEUT%, LYMPH, LYM%, PLT, CRP, AST, ALB, TB, IBIL, D-dimer, LCR, and SOFA score between the groups (P = 0.000, P = 0.000, P = 0.000, P = 0.000, P = 0.000, P = 0.008, P = 0.000, P = 0.004, P = 0.000, P = 0.000, P = 0.004, P = 0.000, P = 0.000, P = 0.000, respectively), while no significant differences were observed in the remaining demographic and clinical baseline data, including gender, hypertension, diabetes, WBC, RDW, ALT, SCr, and DBIL (Table 5). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is tuberculosis.