ALB and Hypertension: With the progression of CKD stages, age, smoking pack-year, rates of hypertension, diabetes, CV disease, use of beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, pulse pressure, PWVs, serum levels of phosphorus, hsCRP, and UPCR increased, but alcohol drinking, serum levels of calcium, bilirubin, albumin, and hemoglobin decreased (Table S1).