ALB and anemia: During bivariate analysis of variables, factors found to be significantly associated with anemia were: Age of the patients, Residence, Type of DM, Duration with Diabetes Mellitus, Type of treatment, Co-existing diseases, Fasting blood sugar (FBS), Mean cell volume, Urine Albumin, Serum Creatinine, Serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and Glomerular filtration rate (Table 4).