We discovered that if dialysis duration was >5 years, there were a higher prevalence of RAC (37.5% vs. 17.6%; p = 0.012); higher levels of hemoglobin (median, 113 vs. 94 g/L; p < 0.01), creatinine (median, 1185 vs. 794 μmol/L; p < 0.01), albumin (median, 35.7 vs. 33.0 g/L; p < 0.01), iPTH (median, 243.6 vs. 170 pg/mL; p < 0.01), calcium (median, 2.48 vs. 2.38 mmol/L; p < 0.01), phosphate (median, 2.49 vs. 1.85 mmol/L; p < 0.01), calcium-phosphorus product (median, 75 vs. 52.15 mg2/dL2; p < 0.01); and lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus (12.5% vs. 39.2%; p < 0.01). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is diabetes mellitus.