ALB and septic shock: Following logistic regression, significant differences were observed between the two cohorts in terms of total protein (P=0.017, HR: 0.861; 95% CI: 0.761–0.974), albumin (P=0.005, HR: 0.740; 95% CI: 0.599–0.914), and septic shock (P=0.046, HR: 4.399; 95% CI:1.025–18.870) (Table 4).