ALB and diabetes mellitus: After adjusting for age, sex, race, education level, PIR, smoking status, drinking status, diabetes, CAD, HF, BMI, albumin, BUN, UA, Scr, eGFR, FBG, HbA1c, TC, TG, and HDL-C, each natural log increase in GTSC was associated with a 1.28 mmHg increase in SBP (β 1.28, 95% CI 0.71–1.84) and a 1.15 mmHg increase in DBP (β 1.15, 95% CI 0.72–1.57), and a 12% increase in the prevalence of hypertension (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.03–1.22).