The occurrence of HE was set as the dependent variable Y. The independent continuous variables (X) such as white blood cell count, platelet count, hemoglobin, glutamate aminotransferase, blood creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, urea, glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, total bile acids, albumin, were still included in the model analysis as numerical variables. Here, ALB is linked to hereditary elliptocytosis.