Univariate analysis revealed that the following variables were significantly associated with infection: sex, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, drinking, primary liver cancer, alcoholic, autoimmunity, GIB, HE, HF, TP, TB, hemoglobin, Na, K, ALB, PTA, BUN, Cr, RBC count, WBC count, and NLR (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and hereditary elliptocytosis.