From quartile 1 to quartile 4, percentage of the subjects with LVH and micro-albuminuria, levels of Alb/Cr, TC, LDL-C, FPG, HOMA-IR and phosphate have significant overall upward tendencies; moreover, levels of serum uric acid, creatinine and TG, and percentage of the subjects with dyslipidemia also have overall upward tendencies but non-significant. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is metabolic syndrome.