ALB and chronic kidney disease: GFR < 45 ml/min/1.73 m2, age ≥ 61 years, CVD, diabetes, CRP ≥ 5 mg/L, Hb ≤ 110 g/L, p-albumin ≤ 35 g/L and overweight were all associated to impaired HRQoL, indicating that HRQoL related to renal function level, as well as to other conditions associated to CKD, like inflammation and CVD.