CST3 and diabetes mellitus: Table 3 shows that the independent correlates of microalbuminuria were SBP, CRP, serum albumin (inverse association) and uric acid (marginally significantly, p = 0.068) while the independent predictors of overt albuminuria were total cholesterol, SBP, uric acid, cystatin c, diabetes, serum albumin and ALT (both were negative association).