ALB and metabolic syndrome: After adjustments for sex, age, BMI, and diabetic duration, the associations among HbA1c, ALT, serum ALB, eGFR, urinary ACR, VPT, HSL, presence of dyslipidemia, NAFLD, DPN, DN, PAD and AAR were attenuated but remained statistically significant (P<0.01 or P<0.05).