Participants with microalbuminuria and overt albuminuria were older and more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, high systolic blood pressure (SBP), higher body mass index, higher urine albumin to creatinine ratios (UACRs), higher serum triglyceride levels, higher uric acid levels, higher HbA1c, and higher activin A levels. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is diabetes mellitus.