ALB and carpal tunnel syndrome: Analysis A showed that HD duration [odds ratio (OR): 1.195, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.131–1.264, p < .001], nPCR (OR: 3.734, 95% CI: 1.478–9.482, p = .005), hypoalbuminemia (albumin <4 g/dL; OR: 2.102, 95% CI: 1.220–3.621, p = .007), and Log BLL (OR: 54.810, 95% CI: 13.622–220.54, p < .001) were positively associated with CTS (Table 4).