ALB and cirrhosis of liver: Patients with liver failure were older (p = 0.042), had lower PLT (p < 0.001), higher INR (p < 0.001), higher serum ALT levels (p < 0.001), higher AST levels (p < 0.001), lower ALB levels (p < 0.001), higher TBil levels (p < 0.001), higher LSM (p < 0.001), higher rates of DM (p = 0.011), higher rates of liver cirrhosis (p < 0.001), larger spleen sizes (p < 0.001), and higher rates of hepatitis B (p = 0.019).