Table 1 summarizes the baseline clinical characteristics of the study population, categorized by mortality. The patients who died were older (p = 0.022), had a higher rate of DM (p = 0.018) and higher levels of serum endocan (p < 0.001), but had lower levels of serum albumin (p = 0.002) and serum creatinine (p < 0.001). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and diabetes mellitus.