ACE2 and Hypertension: Significant differences were observed between the high and low ACE2 groups in the SOFA score (9.5 vs. 9.5, p < 0.001), proportion of bloodstream infections (31.9% vs. 22.2%, p = 0.035), underlying hypertension (44.0% vs. 56.0%, p = 0.018), Hb concentration (8.6 vs. 9.2 mg/dL, p = 0.002), TBIL concentration (1.2 vs. 0.7 mg/dL, p < 0.001), and lactate concentration (16.2 vs. 12.6 mg/dL, p = 0.015; Table 1).