CRP and Hypertension: Patients with increased albumin levels were younger and more likely to be men and current smokers, less often had a body mass index below 22 kg/m2, eGFR <30 ml/min/1.73m2 and hypertension, and had higher C-reactive protein levels and lower blood urea nitrogen levels and albumin levels at presentation than those with no increase in albumin levels (Table 1).