ALB and chronic kidney disease: Patients who progressed to CKD were older (44.40 ± 15.32 vs 35.46 ± 14.72 years, p = 0.008), had longer duration of hospitalization (16.40 ± 9.02 vs 12.29 ± 9.45 days, p = 0.052), and had higher serum creatinine (p < 0.001), and lower serum albumin at discharge (p = 0.001).