ccIMT was associated with the presence of diabetes mellitus (p=0.005, 95% CI=−0.21 to −0.04) and history of CVD (p=0.001, 95% CI=−0.19 to −0.05), and correlated significantly with age (r=0.744, p<0.001), DAP (r=-0.299, p=0.008), MAP (r=-0.238, p=0.032), serum albumin (r=−0.293, p=0.008) and logCRP (r=0.285, p=0.01) (Table 4). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and diabetes mellitus.