Those patients with severe CaC (CaCs ≥400 HU) were older, had a longer haemodialysis vintage, showed higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, previous cardiologic events, and exhibited higher triglyceride serum concentration and lower serum albumin levels than mild-moderate CaC subjects (CaCs< 400 HU) (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and type 2 diabetes mellitus.