ALB and kidney disorder: However, in recent years, many studies have suggested that urinary albumin excretion below the defined microalbuminuria range (i.e., in the normal-to-mildly increased albumin range) is an independent risk factor for renal disease (54, 55), and some studies have proposed the lowering of albuminuria levels that require intervention from 30 mg/24 h to 8–10 mg/24 h (56, 57).