ALB and type 1 diabetes mellitus: Braffett et al. also used a generalized estimating equation to model cardiovascular AN risk with the variables age, urinary albumin excretion rate, HbA1c, duration of T1D, mean pulse, beta blocker use, systolic blood pressure (SBP), presence of diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 60, and cigarette smoking status [19].