ALB and nutritional deficiency disease: In other studies, it was reported that diabetic CKD stage 5 (DMCKD5) subjects with PhA values less than 4.17° were reported to show GNRI-assessed malnutrition and low albumin levels (3.13 ± 0.52 g/dL) compared with those with PhA ≥ 4.17° [14,15].