ALB and nephrotic syndrome: Most of the patients enrolled in our study had nephrotic syndrome (the median urinary protein was 3.7 (1.4, 6.9) g/day and the median serum albumin was 30.9 (26.2, 37.2) g/L), with normal to a moderate reduction of renal function (median Scr 112.5 (75.0, 150.8) umol/L and median eGFR 65.0 (39.0, 102.0) ml/min per 1.73m2, respectively).