ALB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The rate of worsened metabolic status was significantly higher in the Pandemic period (38.4% vs. 46.1%; p = 0.041), yet this was not associated with the risk of first LRE during the Pandemic period, whereas type 2 diabetes (odds ratio [OR] 3.77; 95% CI 1.15–12.32; p = 0.028), albumin <4 g/L (OR 4.43; 95% CI 1.76–11.17; p = 0.002) and Fibrosis-4 score >2.67 (OR 15.74; 95% CI 2.01–123.22; p = 0.009) were identified as risk factors in the multivariable analysis.