ALB and nutritional deficiency disease: Furthermore, Table 2 also shows that the patients with low iron status in both the male and the female groups were prone to hypoalbuminemia (albumin < 3.5 g/dL), elevated CRP values (CRP > 3 mg/L), anemia (Hb < 11 g/dL), and malnutrition–inflammation (MIS > 4 points).