In addition to ABI and baPWV, the following variables were included in the regression analysis that could be used to explain all-cause death and inter-group differences in the baseline analysis: age, gender, height, weight, BMI, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, 2-h postprandial blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, high-density lipoprotein, triglyceride, blood creatinine, blood uric acid, urinary albumin creatinine ratio, smoking history, drinking history, coronary heart disease history, stroke history, NIHSS, MMSE, ADL. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is Stroke.