ALB and diabetes mellitus: HGS was negatively associated with baPWV. Male (β = −6.132; P = 0.033) Female (β = −6.127; P = 0.043) Both (β = −8.007; P = 0.002). After adjusting for sex, age, BMI, VFA, hypertension, diabetes, cardiac, smoking, sports, MNA-SF, TG, LDL-C, HbA1C, Hb, ALB, and Cr