LADA, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults; CKD, chronic kidney disease; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate amino transferase; Scr, serum creatinine; TC, serum total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA, serum uric acid; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; UACR, urinary albumin/creatinine ratio; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; TyG index, the triglyceride-glucose index. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is chronic kidney disease.