ALB and diabetes mellitus: After stratified analysis, our study discovered an inverse relationship between serum albumin levels and the risk of stroke in men [OR 0.01, 95% CI (0.00, 0.21)], participants 60 years of age and younger [OR 0.00, 95% CI (0.00, 0.09)], participants without diabetes [OR 0.02, 95% CI (0.00, 0.28)], participants with hypertension [OR 0.03, 95% CI (0.00, 0.34)], participants who drank at least 3 drinks [OR 0.02, 95% CI (0.00, 0.24)], and participants who did not smoke [smokers: OR 0.02, 95% CI (0.00, 0.48); nonsmokers: OR 0.04, 95% CI (0.00, 0.99)].