ALB and anemia (phenotype): A step-wise binary multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that increases of 1Log10 in albumin values were inversely associated with anemia (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.07–0.70, p = 0.01) whereas increases in ESR were directly associated with increased odds for anemia (aOR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.0–1.05, p = 0.04) in the study population (Fig. 2c).