ALB and glomerulonephritis: Hypertensive patients with glomerulonephritis had lower eGFR than normotensive patients (p < 0.001) and more prominent damage in glomerular and tubulointerstitial compartments, in addition to higher excretion of albumin/creatinine, IgG/creatinine, and α1-microglobulin/creatinine (p < 0.001 for all) (Table 2).