The odds ratio (OR) for this comparison was 0.72 (95% CI 0.57–0.91), after adjusting for various covariates including age, gender, marital status, Poverty-Income Ratio (PIR), education, Body Mass Index (BMI), cardiovascular disease (heart failure, coronary heart disease, angina, heart attack), smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes, and serum indicators (CRP, albumin, total cholesterol, creatinine). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is diabetes mellitus.