Univariate analysis found 15 risk factors showed differences between ARDS and non-ARDS, namely, interleukin 6, interleukin 8 (IL-8), angiopoietin II, LIPS, APACHEII, SOFA, PaO2/FiO2, age, sex, shock, sepsis, acute abdomen, pulmonary contusion, pneumonia, hepatic dysfunction. This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and acute respiratory distress syndrome.