ALB and anemia: Patientfactors (age, URR, %IDWG, BMI), ARB use, and laboratory parameters (C-reactiveprotein and serum iron, ferritin, and albumin) were independently associated withαEPO resistance in chronic renal patients on hemodialysis in this 12-month study.Anemia was present in 24.4–51.1% of our patients throughout the study period.According to the Brazilian Society of Nephrology Chronic Dialysis Census, anestimated 26% of the 112,004 Brazilians receiving hemodialysis have hemoglobin<10 g/dL (8).