The Forest plot of logistic regression analysis suggested that APACHE II, albumin and Mrp 8/14 were the independent factors for the mortality of sepsis-induced ARDS during ICU hospitalization (APACHE II: OR = 1.136, 95% CI = [1.019–1.267], P = 0.022; albumin: OR = 0.839, 95% CI = [0.742–0.948], P = 0.005; Mrp 8/14: OR = 1.084, 95% CI = [1.009–1.165], P = 0.027), as illustrated in Fig. 2. Here, ALB is linked to acute respiratory distress syndrome.