After adjustment for age, APACHE II, SOFA, platelet, D-dimer, hemoglobin, Pao2/Fio2, albumin, creatinine and lactate levels, the independent risk factors for mortality in patients with sepsis were an increased age (OR = 1.037, 95% CI: 1.012–1.016, P = .003), decreased platelet count (OR = 0.983, 95% CI: 0.975–0.991, P < .001) and increased lactate levels (OR = 1.217, 95% CI: 1.035–1.431, P = .018) (Table 2). Here, ALB is linked to Sepsis.