Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a long-term loss of kidney function characterized by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, a urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) ≥ 30 mg/g, kidney transplantation, non-urological hematuria, or structural renal abnormalities identified through histology or imaging (RICORS [1]). Here, ALB is linked to chronic kidney disease.