ALB and diabetes mellitus: Notably, compared with patients without outcomes, patients who developed ESRD had an earlier age of DM onset, a larger proportion of female patients, a longer duration of DM, a higher level of blood pressure, a higher prevalence of anemia, lower levels of serum ALB and eGFR, and higher levels of HbA1c, blood lipids, Scr, BUN, and urinary protein.