Neither alcohol abuse, insulin treatment, chemotherapy, antacids, nor diuretics were related to 30-day mortality (0% [p = 1.0], 6.1% [p = 0.774], 8.3% [p = 0.484], 5.5% [p = 0.926], 6.8% [p = 0.334], respectively). This evidence concerns the gene INS and alcohol abuse.