ALB and infection: In the univariate analysis, patients aged over 65 years at the time of COVID-19; those with mechanics’ hands or dyspnoea during the course of myositis; individuals receiving > 15 mg of prednisone daily prior to infection; and those with low lymphocyte counts, albumin levels below 35 g/L, and ferritin levels above 306.8 ng/mL exhibited a higher risk of severe COVID-19.