Predictors included age, comorbidity count (multimorbidity defined as ≥2), diabetes, hypertension, and preoperative biomarkers (C-reactive protein (CRP), lipids, glucose; neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)/platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR)/C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR)where available). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is diabetes mellitus.