Fourth, in the sensitivity analyses, although we have separately conducted subgroup analyses in patients with nephropathy (Model III, Table 3) and without nephropathy (Model IV, Table 3); and after excluding patients with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and/or in a renal dialysis status (Models V, VI, and VII, Table 3), we did not have data of urinary albumin excretion rate or estimated glomerular filtration rate for more accurate diagnosis. Here, ALB is linked to Nephropathy.