In the adjusted logistic regression models, compared with all the other albumin–globulin profiles, DM and CVD and higher WBC counts were associated with higher adjusted odds of initiating PD with low albumin and high globulin (odds ratio (OR) (95% CI), 2.00 (1.22–3.27); 1.66 (1.01–2.74) and 1.14 (1.04–1.25), respectively; Table 3). Here, ALB is linked to diabetes mellitus.