ALB and hypertensive disorder: After adjusting for PD center, temporary HD usage, sex, cause of ESRD, hypertension, and a history of abdominal surgery, as well as levels of WBC, Hb, Alb, HDL, LDL, BUN, UA, Cr, Ca, P, and BG, a BI ≤24 h could not be considered as an independent risk factor for infectious complications (p>0.05) (Figure 2C).