When cardiovascular mortality was used as an endpoint, the AUC for the ALI was 0.683 (95% CI 0.573–0.783, P = 0.001), the AUC for the ALB was 0.558 (95% CI 0.445–0.651, P = 0.302), the AUC for the NLR was 0.687 (95% CI 0.576–0.784, P < 0.001) and the AUC for the BMI was 0.563 (95% CI 0.464–0.660, P = 0.257). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is acute respiratory distress syndrome.