However, there was a significant difference in mean serum albumin values between the COVID-19 group and the H1N1 group of ARDS patients on mechanical ventilation, with values of 28.73 ± 4.97 vs 31.93 ± 4.85 (mean ± SD), resulting in a p-value of 0.05, as indicated by an independent t-test. Here, ALB is linked to acute respiratory distress syndrome.