Indeed, in the study by Wu et al., median serum albumin concentrations were significantly low in patients requiring intermediate or intensive care hospitalization (20 g/L and 28 g/L, respectively), with the median BMI in both groups being 27.8 kg/m2 and 26.6 kg/m2, respectively; even more importantly, the presence of diabetes was associated with a higher rate of ICU admission [79]. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and diabetes mellitus.