The clinical model includes age, sex, smoking history, duration of dialysis, a history of diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, albumin, fasting glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, hemoglobin, creatinine, potassium, total calcium, phosphorous, Ca × P product, iPTH, Kt/V and ultrafiltration rate. Here, ALB is linked to diabetes mellitus.