After adjusting for age, sex, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease, significance was retained for all eight factors, especially for ALB (OR=0.82, 95% CI: 0.75 to 0.91, p <0.001), LYMPH (OR=0.42, 95% CI: 0.27 to 0.64, p <0.001), and NEUT (OR=1.40, 95% CI: 1.16 to 1.70, p <0.001). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and diabetes mellitus.