ALB and diabetes mellitus: The negative correlation of SUCR was identified with urinary albumin, diabetes, age, diuretic use, NYHA class, sex, and fibrinogen levels in GISSI–HF [14] and with serum urea nitrogen, peripheral oedema above the ankles, presence of orthopnea, plasma NTproBNP, and female sex in BIOSTAT–CHF [15].