ALB and chronic kidney disease: Previous studies have shown that the risk of early mortality after starting hemodialysis is independently associated with failure to attain guideline-based international treatment targets for dialysis adequacy (dose of hemodialysis, Kt/V and urea reduction ratio, URR), nutrition (serum albumin), renal anemia (hemoglobin and iron levels), CKD-MBD (serum phosphorus, calcium, PTH) and blood pressure [9–12].