ALB and malnutrition: Notably significant correlations between RDW value and a series of laboratory variables including erythrocytes count, hemoglobin, initial eGFR, UACR, serum albumin, and serum iron were observed in this study, indicating the potential role of RDW as manifestation of malnutrition and impaired erythropoiesis, thus poorer overall health, which was consistent with previous articles (5).