ALB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: ANOVA test showed that between tertiles 1 and 2, UPCR, hemoglobin, duration of T2DM and serum albumin were significantly different; tertiles 2–3 differed significantly in UPCR, age, ox-LDL, SBP and triglycerides, whereas UPCR, SBP, ox-LDL, age, hemoglobin, duration of hypertension and T2DM and HDL cholesterol were significantly different among tertiles 1–3.