ALB and acute kidney injury: The AKI group had higher values of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (40.9 mg/dL vs. 19.2 mg/dL), serum creatinine (2.1 mg/dL vs. 1.0 mg/dL), and leukocyte count (11,190/mL vs. 9930/mL), and lower values of serum albumin (3.2 vs. 3.5 g/dL) and hemoglobin (10.6 vs. 11.5 g/dL).