ALB and nutritional deficiency disease: The non-difference in serum albumin among the groups of sarcopenia and malnutrition corroborates the findings from Gama-Axelsson et al. (28) The authors reported that in prevalent dialyzed patients, serum albumin correlated poorly with markers of nutritional status, including SGA score and body composition parameters, but it was significantly correlated with hs-CRP (28).