ALB and Hypertension: After cumulative adjustment for age, sex (model 1), smoking, alcohol use (model 2), BMI, family history of diabetes, hypertension (model 3), triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol (model 4), eGFR, and urinary albumin excretion (model 5), this association remained statistically significant (HR:3.26; 95% CI: 2.42–4.36).