ALB and diabetes mellitus: Patients with diabetes also presented higher level of total bilirubin (median [IQR], 9.2 [7.2-12.7] vs. 7.9 [5.7-10.8] μmol/L; p = 0.0051), direct bilirubin (median [IQR], 3.8 [2.2-5.6] vs. 3.0 [2.0-4.0] μmol/L; p = 0.0034), and lower albumin levels (median [IQR], 34.8 [30.9-39.3] vs. 37.6 [33.5-41.0] g/L; p = 0055).