ALB and Hypoalbuminemia: Second, patients in the current study were grouped into those with pre-ALB < 35 g/L and those with pre-ALB ≥ 35 g/L, while patients were categorized into four groups: < 35 g/L, 35 to < 40 g/L, 40 to < 45 g/L, and ≥ 45 g/L by Rudasill et al. [8], and patients with hypoalbuminemia were categorized into quartiles: < 30 g/L, 30 to 31.9 g/L, 32 to 33.9 g/L, and 34 to 34.9 g/L by Kishawi et al. [33].