Sixty-seven had type 1 diabetes (51 with an urinary albumin excretion rate (AER) <20 μg/min, 10 with an AER between 20 μg/min and 200 μg/min, and the remaining 6 with an AER >20 μg/min) and the remaining 357 had type 2 diabetes (228 with an AER<20 μg/min, 83 with an AER between 20 μg/min and 200 μg/min, and the remaining 46 with an AER >200 μg/min). Here, ALB is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.