Saeki et al.'s study indicated that elevated SARC-F (Strength, Assistance in walking, Rising from a chair, Climbing stairs, and Falls) scores correlated with moderate to severe malnutrition, as determined by the controlling nutritional status score, which is derived from serum albumin levels, total lymphocyte counts, and total cholesterol levels in cirrhosis patients [22]. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and nutritional deficiency disease.