ALB and myocardial infarction: In the training set, there were significant statistical differences observed between the two groups with respect to age, race, marital status, smoking and alcohol consumption, waist circumference, uric acid, creatinine, urea nitrogen, albumin, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, HbA1c, time spent in physical activity, myocardial infarction, chest pain, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and use of antihyperglycemic/antihypertensive/lipid-lowering medication (P < 0.05).