The results in Table 4 unveiled that miR‐126‐5p expression was closely associated with the expression levels of markers of systemic inflammation and bacterial infection such as CRP concentration (r = −0.379, p = 0.003), PCT (r = −0.380, p = 0.003), and IL‐6 (r = −0.511, p < 0.001) in patients with sepsis‐induced ALI. This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and acute respiratory distress syndrome.