Nearly fifty percent of the patient cohort mostlycomprised persons with stable or compensated liver disease in our study; hence,the impact of albumin and prealbumin on mental health may be less significant.Conversely, in individuals with advanced liver illness, where malnutrition andhepatic dysfunction are pronounced, these factors may exert a more substantialinfluence on mental health. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is malnutrition.