Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that age (β = 0.446, p = 0.010), female gender (β = 10.073, p = 0.029), diabetes (β = 16.280, p = 0.009), and serum albumin (β = 1.098, p = 0.034) were independently positively associated with PLR, after adjusting for age, gender, history of CVD and diabetes, hemoglobin, serum albumin, eGFR, platelet inhibitor, and β-blockers (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and diabetes mellitus.