The serum level of albumin and cholesterol, though within the normal range, was significantly lower in patients with cirrhosis than in patients of other groups (cirrhosis vs healthy controls (phagocytosis, ROS) p < 0.001; cirrhosis and sarcopenia vs healthy controls (phagocytosis, ROS) p < 0.001; cirrhosis and sarcopenia vs sarcopenia p < 0.001; and cirrhosis vs sarcopenia p < 0.001). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and sarcopenia.