ALB and diabetes mellitus: To further investigate the independent association of metabolites and CAD, multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed for each of the 131 metabolites with adjustment for CAD risk factors, including age, sex, BMI, HbA1c, diabetes duration, TG, LDL : HDL ratio, lipid-lowering agents, SBP, DBP, antihypertensives, albumin, and eGFR.