Another Australian study showed that serum albumin was associated with an annual decline in eGFR and renal outcomes in CKD patients after adjustment for adjusted for gender, urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR), triglycerides, age, diabetes, C-reactive protein (CRP), total cholesterol, BMI, waist-hip ratio (WHR), and alcohol consumption. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and chronic kidney disease.