ALB and metabolic syndrome: Univariate logistic regression showed that age, sex, BMI, smoking, drinking, educational status, SBP, DBP, past history of hypertension, past history of DM, past history of dyslipidemia, serum hemoglobin, albumin, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and CKD were significantly associated with self-reported diagnosed cataracts (Table 2).