Compared with survival group, the patients with all-cause mortality had older age (65.29 ± 12.73 vs. 58.83 ± 12.73 years, p = .007), lower serum albumin levels (38.00 [33.40, 41.05] vs. 39.40 [37.70, 42.15] g/L, p = .015), higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (16/35 vs. 37/163, p = .010), lower serum phosphorus levels (1.71 ± 0.51 vs. 1.92 ± 0.50 mmol/L, p = .028) and higher C-reaction protein (5.48 [2.45, 9.13] vs. 3.00 [1.35, 6.34] mg/L, p = .022). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is diabetes mellitus.