It is worth mentioning that in this study, we found that the high NAR group had significantly higher proportion of male, a higher incidence of infection, ascites, jaundice, and higher CRP, ALT, AST, TB, INR, WBC, Neutrophil, Cr, PLT, and MELD scores, but lower serum sodium than the low NAR group. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is infection.