ALB and Sepsis: Table 1 shows the baseline characteristics of patients in the sepsis and non-sepsis groups. Albumin was significantly lower in the sepsis group than in the non-sepsis group (p = 0.002). On the other hand, CRP, procalcitonin, and presepsin were significantly higher in the sepsis group than in the non-sepsis group (p < 0.004). Among 90 patients in the sepsis group, 29 (32%) had blood culture growth. Table 2 shows the principal diagnoses (cardiovascular, hepatobiliary, renal, respiratory, and bleeding disorders) in the 37 patients from the non-sepsis group.