After adjusting for age, sex, BMI, smoking habits, serum albumin, and hsCRP, patients with T2D had a significantly higher odds ratio (OR) of disease progression in periodontitis than did those without diabetes (OR = 1.64, 95% CI: 1.02–2.65, p = 0.04) (Table 2). Here, ALB is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.