Covariates in the multivariable model included age, gender, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, heart rate, body mass index, fasting glucose, uric acid, total cholesterol, triglyceride, hemoglobin, baseline eGFR, GOT, albumin, AFP, total bilirubin, and γ-GT (significant variables in the univariable analysis in Table 2). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is diabetes mellitus.