ALB and acute kidney injury: The AKI group had lower male proportion (12.99% vs. 26.31%, p = 0.018), higher CRP (120.1 mg/L vs. 74.26 mg/L, p = 0.0076), higher PCT (1.22 ng/mL vs. 0.51 ng/mL, p = 0.001), lower PLT (160 vs. 185, p = 0.0089), higher SOFA score (10 vs. 7, p = 0.001), lower ALB (29.8 g/L vs. 32.9 g/L, p = 0.008), higher Cr (111 vs. 67, p = 0.001), and higher BUN (11.21 vs. 7.845, p = 0.001).